American Legion v. American Humanist Association
A 94-year-old WWI cross on public land in Maryland is not prohibited by the Establishment Clause because the passage of time gives rise to a…
Legal Cases
507 articlesTWA v. Hardison
Established the di minimis standard for undue hardship in religious accommodation cases.
Patterson v. Walgreen
The Court will decide whether the di minimis definition of 'undue hardship' from TWA v. Hardison will remain in place in a case involving a…
Altitude Express v. Zarda
The Supreme Court will decide whether Title VII prohibits discrimination against gay and lesbian employees.
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
An employer cannot discriminate based on gender dress or behavior stereotypes.
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC
The Supreme Court will decide whether Title VII prohibits workplace discrimination against transgender people based on transgender status an…
Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for U.S. & Canada v. Milivojevich
The First Amendment warns against delving into disputes about religious doctrine.
Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck
The First Amendment constrains state action, not private conduct, and churches and priests are not state actors.
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 secular assembly uses.
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt
A Texas law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals unconstitutionally burdens the right to abortion.