World Vision v. McMahon
A religious organization's customer service representative positions are covered by the ministerial exception and thus exempt from employmen…
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413 articlesYouth 71Five Ministries v. Williams
Oregon can enforce nondiscrimination rules for state-funded youth programs but cannot apply such rules to privately funded programs operated…
Bella Health and Wellness v. Colorado
Colorado's law prohibiting abortion pill reversal violates the Free Exercise Clause because it targets religious medical providers and is no…
Gaddy v. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Tenth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a RICO class action against the LDS Church, holding that church autonomy bars claims requiring court…
Prince v. Massachusetts
Parental authority and religious freedom cannot be used to endanger a child's welfare.
Crown College v. Minnesota Department of Education
A federal judge struck down Minnesota's 2023 law that barred religious colleges from requiring faith statements in admissions under the PSEO…
Petersen v. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue
The Ninth Circuit affirmed that Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue could deny religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates without un…
Jacobson v. Massachusetts
Individual liberty does not override the state's power to enact reasonable public health laws requiring vaccinations.
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
A public high school football coach has the right to pray on the football field after games, protected by free speech and free exercise righ…