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.
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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 secular contexts.
Biel v. St. James School
Religious schools may dismiss teachers under the ministerial exception even for disability-related requests such as medical leave for cancer treatment.
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 policy as a condition of receiving federal…
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 exception doctrine.
Archdiocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo
The state must demonstrate a compelling state interest to restrict the free exercise of religion, applying strict scrutiny standard.
Boerne v. Flores
RFRA applies only to federal actions, not to state or local government actions.
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison
Accommodating an employee's religious observance of the Seventh-day Sabbath would create undue hardship for the airline.
Schenck v. United States
Defendants convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917 for distributing pamphlets urging resistance to military draft did not have First Amendment protection when speech presented…
National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor
The Biden administration lacked authority under OSHA to impose a vaccine mandate on employers with more than 100 employees without clear congressional authorization.