New Harvest Christian Fellowship v. City of Salinas
A city may exclude churches from downtown areas or impose unequal land use restrictions on churches compared to…
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt
A Texas law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals unconstitutionally burdens the right to…
June Medical Services LLC v. Russo
A Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals unconstitutionally burdens the right to…
United States Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International Inc.
Foreign affiliates of U.S. organizations possess no First Amendment rights and may be required to adopt an anti-prostitution…
Biel v. St. James School
Religious schools may dismiss teachers under the ministerial exception even for disability-related requests such as medical leave for…
Morressey-Berru v. Our Lady of Guadalupe School
Religious schools may dismiss teachers under the ministerial exception even for reasons that would constitute age discrimination in…
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Religious institutions have a First Amendment right to make employment decisions free from state interference through the ministerial…
Boerne v. Flores
RFRA applies only to federal actions, not to state or local government actions.
Archdiocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo
The state must demonstrate a compelling state interest to restrict the free exercise of religion, applying strict scrutiny…
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison
Accommodating an employee's religious observance of the Seventh-day Sabbath would create undue hardship for the airline.