St. James School v. Biel
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether the ministerial exception bars a teacher at a Catholic school from suing for employment discriminat…
Legal Cases
507 articlesUnited States v. Brown
A juror who claims divine revelation as the basis for a verdict can be properly dismissed because allowing such verdicts would undermine the…
Donna Sheedy v. Adventist Health Systems Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation
The court dismissed the case for lack of standing because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate a concrete injury in fact from alleged ERISA v…
Catholic Social Services v. City of Philadelphia
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether free exercise plaintiffs can succeed without proving a particular type of discrimination claim and…
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
The court denied the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association's emergency ruling to maintain Sunday beach closures for worship services, finding…
Calvary Chapel v. Santa Clara County
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's decision to stay out of the case while state enforcement actions were ongoing, dec…
Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
The Supreme Court unanimously held that plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the FDA's approval and regulatory changes to mifepristone, w…
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
School-sponsored prayer at public school games violates the Establishment Clause.
Cambridge Christian School v. Florida High School Athletic Association
Cambridge Christian School petitions the Supreme Court to overturn lower court rulings that barred student prayer over the loudspeaker at a…
Culture of Life Family Services v. Rob Bonta
A Catholic-affiliated clinic's advertisements for abortion pill reversal constitute commercial speech subject to California's false advertis…