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Q: What court decided Bryant?

Barber v. Bryant was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018.

Q: What legal issues are involved in Bryant?

Barber v. Bryant involves the following religious liberty issues: Establishment Clause, LGBTQ & Religious Liberty.

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Barber v. Bryant (U.S. 2018).

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Barber v. Bryant [U.S. Supreme Court, 2018] — The Supreme Court declined to review a challenge to Mississippi's HB 1523, which allows public officials and businesses to deny services to LGBT people for religious reasons. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/barber-v-bryant/, accessed April 10, 2026).

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Year: 2018 Court: U.S. Supreme Court

Establishment Clause LGBTQ & Religious Liberty

Holding: The Supreme Court declined to review a challenge to Mississippi's HB 1523, which allows public officials and businesses to deny services to LGBT people for religious reasons.

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Supreme Court declines Establishment Clause challenge to Mississippi LGBT law January 11, 2018

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Barber v. Bryant is a Establishment Clause case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018. The court held that the Supreme Court declined to review a challenge to Mississippi's HB 1523, which allows public officials and businesses to deny services to LGBT people for religious reasons.