Abigail Carmichael Jordan v. U.S. Department of State
The State Department's requirement to obtain a birth certificate or Letter of No Record as a prerequisite to passport issuance substantially burdens the claimant's religious exercise under RFRA, and less restrictive means are available.
By ReligiousLiberty.TV • February 26, 2026 • U.S. Const. amend. I
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Abigail Carmichael Jordan v. U.S. Department of State (D. 2025).
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Abigail Carmichael Jordan v. U.S. Department of State [U.S. District Court, 2025] — The State Department's requirement to obtain a birth certificate or Letter of No Record as a prerequisite to passport issuance substantially burdens the claimant's religious exercise under RFRA, and less restrictive means are available. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/jordan-v-state-department/, accessed October 25, 2026).
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Holding: The State Department's requirement to obtain a birth certificate or Letter of No Record as a prerequisite to passport issuance substantially burdens the claimant's religious exercise under RFRA, and less restrictive means are available.
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Abigail Carmichael Jordan v. U.S. Department of State is a Free Exercise case decided by the U.S. District Court in 2025. The court held that the State Department's requirement to obtain a birth certificate or Letter of No Record as a prerequisite to passport issuance substantially burdens the claimant's religious exercise under RFRA, and less restrictive means are available.