Mirabelli v. Bonta
Parents have challenged California's policies that restrict schools from notifying parents about children's gender transitions, arguing the policies violate religious liberty and parental rights.
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Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is reconsidering whether Texas can mandate Ten Commandments displays in public classrooms, potentially overturning the 1980 Supreme Court…
Stone v. Graham
Religious displays, including the Ten Commandments, cannot be mandated in public classrooms.
Kimberly Ann Polk v. Montgomery County Board of Education
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a substitute teacher's lawsuit challenging a school district requirement to use students' preferred pronouns and…
Hubersberger v. State
Religious motivation does not provide immunity from neutral criminal laws protecting private property; the state may prosecute trespassers even when conduct is religiously motivated when…
Buck v. Bell
Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump
The President cannot use emergency statutes to bypass Congress for actions of vast economic or political significance without clear congressional permission under the Major Questions…
New England Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, et al. v. Department of Homeland Security, et al.
A DHS policy permitting warrantless immigration enforcement at churches violates RFRA by substantially burdening religious exercise without using the least restrictive means of enforcement.
Roe v. Wade
The Constitution protects a woman's liberty to obtain an abortion prior to viability subject to state regulation.
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
States cannot compel students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance or salute the flag when doing so violates their religious beliefs.