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…
Legal Cases
507 articlesWoolard v. Thurmond
California may require state-funded charter school independent study programs to maintain secular curricula and cannot fund religious instru…
United States v. Gaviola
A federal court denied a mother's motion to dismiss charges under the Violence Against Women Act for transporting her child to a religious b…
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 transgende…
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, is not entirely r…
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.
Trump v. Slaughter
The Supreme Court granted the President power to remove Federal Trade Commission leadership without cause.
Dad’s Place v. Bryan, Ohio (regulatory appeal)
The Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals remanded the case with orders to apply strict scrutiny to a church's claim that overnight shelter o…