Frankel v. Regents of the University of California
UCLA violated the Free Exercise Clause by knowingly allowing or facilitating the exclusion of Jewish students and faculty…
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…
Woolard v. Thurmond
California may require state-funded charter school independent study programs to maintain secular curricula and cannot fund religious instructional…
United States v. Gaviola
A federal court denied a mother's motion to dismiss charges under the Violence Against Women Act for transporting…
Mid Vermont Christian School v. Vermont Principals’ Association
The Vermont Principals' Association violated the Free Exercise Clause by expelling a religious school for religious objections to…
Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center
An employee's refusal to undergo nose swab testing based on fear of ethylene oxide exposure, though religiously motivated,…
Central Okanagan School District No. 23 v. Renaud
Employers and unions must accommodate employees' religious beliefs unless doing so would cause undue hardship.
Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The President may remove the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without cause.
Humphrey’s Executor v. United States
Congress may protect independent agency commissioners from at-will removal by the President.