Perry v. Hollingsworth
Appeal of Perry v. Schwarzenegger pending before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of Proposition 8.
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Bollard v. California Province of the Society of Jesus
A ministerial exception to statutory employment requirements protects religious organizations' employment decisions regarding their ministers from government intrusion.
Rosas v. Corp. of the Catholic Archbishop of Seattle
The ministerial exception bars employment discrimination claims by seminarians against the Catholic Church for overtime wage violations under Title VII and Washington's Minimum Wage Act.
Jeffrey Reed v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to a UAW policy requiring employees who objected to joining labor unions on religious grounds to pay…
Silvia Spencer v. World Vision Inc.
World Vision, as a religious organization, is exempt from Title VII prohibitions on religious discrimination and may continue faith-based hiring practices.
Perry v. Schwarzenegger
Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, violates the constitutional rights of same-sex couples to marry.
Marbury v. Madison
Established the principle of judicial review, making the Supreme Court the final arbiter of constitutional interpretation.
Reynolds v. United States
Established that the wall of separation was appropriate as it relates to free exercise of religion.
Newdow v. Rio Linda Union School District
The reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance is a recognition of the religious history of the nation and not an affirmation of God…
Snyder v. Phelps
The First Amendment protects the free speech rights of the Westboro Baptist Church to protest at military funerals, even when the speech is vile and…