Quebec Bill 21 case (2021 ruling)
A Quebec court recognized that Bill 21 restricting religious symbols for public employees harmed minority groups but held that the override clause in the Canadian…
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David Morris Clayman v. United States Federal Officials
A federal court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of 'In God We Trust' on U.S. currency under RFRA and the First Amendment, finding no…
Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Nick Brown
The First Amendment's church autonomy doctrine extends beyond the ministerial exception to protect a religious organization's decision to hire only co-religionists for non-ministerial roles when…
Hunter v. U.S. Department of Education
Religious colleges can continue to claim exemptions from Title IX, allowing gender-based discrimination in alignment with religious beliefs.
Bob Jones University v. United States
The government has a fundamental, overriding interest in eradicating racial discrimination in education that substantially outweighs the burden on religious institutions' exercise of their religious…
Ritesh Tandon v. Gavin Newsom
California's COVID-19 restrictions on in-home religious gatherings that contain exceptions for comparable secular activities require strict scrutiny and cannot be upheld when less restrictive means…
Small v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water
The Court declined to hear this case involving a Jehovah's Witness employee seeking religious accommodation to attend church services.
Dalberiste v. GLE Associates
The Court declined to hear this case involving a Seventh-day Adventist seeking religious accommodation for Sabbath observance.
South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom
COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings must meet strict scrutiny standards.
Harvest Rock Church, Inc. v. Newsom
COVID-19 restrictions on churches that treat them differently than similarly situated secular entities are unconstitutional.