Baze v. Rees
The Court examined whether the three-drug execution protocol violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
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Elizabeth Mirabelli, et al. v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, et al.
California's policies preventing public schools from disclosing a student's gender transition to parents without the student's consent likely violate both the Free Exercise Clause of…
Ex parte Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc., et al.
Trial courts must hear property claims filed by the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church and may use regular property laws and deeds…
Sapp v. Trenton Board of Education et al.
Parents do not have an absolute constitutional right to access school property or remove children during school hours for religious observances, and a neutral school…
Organisation mondiale sikhe du Canada c. Procureur general du Quebec
Court of Appeal decision preceding the Supreme Court challenge to Quebec's Bill 21.
Saumur v. Quebec (City of)
A 70-year-old Supreme Court precedent that may already require Quebec to lack the power to pass Bill 21 on jurisdictional grounds.
Ariella Hellman v. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts does not violate the Constitution by requiring private school students to travel to public sites for disability services, as the state has a right…
English Montreal School Board, et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, et al.
The Supreme Court of Canada will decide whether Quebec can permanently ban religious symbols from public employment and whether it can do so free from…
Ten Commandments Monument Public Park Case
The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether a city that permits a Ten Commandments monument in a public park must also allow other religious and…
Noyes v. Kelly Services
A jury awarded an employee $6.5 million in damages for reverse religious discrimination when the employer failed to promote her because she was not a…