Calvary Chapel San Jose v. State of California
## Background Calvary Chapel San Jose and its senior pastor Mike McClure were fined over $1.2 million by…
Employment Division v. Smith
Religious liberty claims are subject to neutral laws of general applicability without strict scrutiny review.
Obienu v. Archdiocese of New Orleans
All employment discrimination and retaliation claims against the church were barred under the ministerial exception doctrine as a…
McRaney v. North American Mission Board
The ministerial exception applies to shield church employment decisions from secular scrutiny.
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC
The ministerial exception doctrine prohibits secular courts from reviewing employment claims brought by members of the clergy.
Muldrow v. City of St. Louis
SCOTUS precedent establishing standards for evaluating religious accommodation claims under Title VII.
Mouatasem Zienni v. Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.
An employee cannot sue for religious discrimination under Title VII without suffering an actual adverse employment action such…
Spillane v. Lamont
Connecticut Supreme Court precedent establishing sovereign immunity doctrine as binding in religious freedom claims.
We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. State of Connecticut Department of Education
The court dismissed state constitutional claims based on sovereign immunity but allowed a statutory religious liberty claim under…
Johnson v. M’Intosh
The Supreme Court relied on the Doctrine of Discovery to deny land ownership rights to Indigenous people.