Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
The Supreme Court expanded the notion of free speech rights for corporations.
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Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether employers must provide insurance covering emergency contraception required by the Affordable Care Act when doing so…
Vanessa Willock v. Elane Photography
The New Mexico Human Rights Commission ruled that the photographer engaged in illegal discrimination based on sexual orientation in violation of the New Mexico Human…
Guatay Christian Fellowship v. County of San Diego
The district court issued a preliminary injunction against the County's cease and desist order requiring the church to obtain a Major Use Permit to continue…
Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that citizens did not have standing as taxpayers to bring an Establishment Clause challenge against President Bush's Office of…
Holt v. Hobbs
The Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether Arkansas Department of Corrections grooming policy violates RLUIPA by prohibiting a prisoner from growing a one-half-inch beard…
Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Lew
The 7th Circuit heard oral argument on whether the Freedom from Religion Foundation has standing to bring an Establishment Clause challenge against the ministerial housing…
Opoku-Boateng v. State of California
The Ninth Circuit ruled that an employer must make a genuine effort to accommodate an employee's religious observance when the employee refused to work on…
Mitchell v. Helms
The Supreme Court permitted public school systems to lend computers and equipment to church-run schools because the aid was permissible under the Establishment Clause.
Americans United v. Secretary of Defense
The Supreme Court found that Americans United lacked standing to challenge the Secretary of Defense's plan to donate military hospital land to a Christian college.