Greece v. Galloway
The constitutionality of prayer as a component of government meetings, and whether prayers must remain nonsectarian under the nonestablishment clause of the First Amendment.
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Jurisdiction: Federal
Galloway v. Greece
Opening prayers at town council meetings are permissible under the Establishment Clause so long as they do not condemn or attempt to convert people of…
Plessy v. Ferguson
The decision upheld segregation laws.
Doe v. Bolton
Companion case to Roe v. Wade addressing abortion rights.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The decision upheld slavery laws.
CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC
A court in a Title VII case does not need to reach a judgment on the merits but a party may prevail on procedural grounds…
Slaughterhouse Cases
The Privileges and Immunities Clause is limited to areas governed by the federal government, not to states.
Adorers of the Blood of Christ v. [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]
The Supreme Court denied certiorari in a Religious Freedom Restoration Act case where nuns filed suit in the wrong venue and ignored the required dispute…
Russo v. June Medical Services
The Supreme Court considered whether doctors have standing to challenge a Louisiana law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at local hospitals.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico v. Yali Acevedo Feliciano, et al.
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction to seize Catholic Church assets to pay for pension shortfalls at schools.