Pieszak v. Glendale Adventist Medical Center
A broad religious exemption to California's Fair Employment and Housing Act constitutes a permissible legislative purpose.
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Scardiana v. Masterpiece Cakeshop, Inc.
Creating a pink cake with blue frosting is not inherently expressive and a baker must comply with public accommodations laws despite religious objections.
Reinoehl v. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation
Teaching the theory of evolution in public schools does not violate the Establishment Clause.
Kennedy v. Braidwood Management
The Supreme Court is considering whether religiously motivated employers can seek exemptions from ACA preventive care mandates for HIV prevention drugs.
Josephson v. University of Louisville
University of Louisville settled lawsuit alleging viewpoint discrimination against professor for expressing personal views on gender dysphoria treatment.
Chatham Middle School Case
Lessons on world religions as part of comparative religion curriculum do not violate the Establishment Clause when presented within an academic framework alongside multiple religions.
St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School Case
The Supreme Court considered whether Oklahoma may approve and fund a Catholic charter school through its statewide charter system without violating the Establishment Clause.
Bartlett Muslim Society v. City of Bartlett, Tennessee
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Title VII does not demand mere neutrality with regard to religious practices but gives them favored treatment.
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…