Central Bank

Courts cannot create aiding-and-abetting liability unless Congress expressly writes it into law.

Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Rokita

The Satanic Temple lacks associational standing to challenge Indiana's abortion ban because it failed to identify specific injured members and could not demonstrate a…

Kennedy v. Bremerton

The Supreme Court abandoned the Lemon test in favor of a history and tradition standard for evaluating religious expression.

United States v. Don Lemon

The government indicted Don Lemon under the FACE Act for alleged coordination in disrupting religious worship, though judges previously found insufficient probable cause.

Kentucky v. Old Order Swartzentruber Amish

The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld criminal convictions of Amish members who refused to display orange triangles on horse-drawn buggies, applying a rational basis standard…

American Friends Service Committee v. Pentagon

A Quaker peace organization sued the Pentagon for secretly conducting illegal surveillance of protest activities, antiwar organizations, and individuals attending peace rallies.

Vance v. Ball State University

An employee is a supervisor for purposes of vicarious liability under Title VII only if empowered by the employer to take tangible employment actions…

Elane Photography v. New Mexico Human Rights Commission

The First Amendment does not protect a photographer's decision not to photograph a same-sex commitment ceremony based on religious beliefs.

County of Allegheny v. ACLU

Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius

The Court will determine whether employers with religious objections to certain forms of birth control should be exempted from the Affordable Care Act's mandate…