Daniel Snyder v. Arconic Corp.
The Eighth Circuit heard oral arguments regarding whether an employer's DEI policy can override an employee's religious liberty rights when terminating a Christian worker…
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February 2026
Methodist Churches v. Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church
Churches seeking to disaffiliate from the UMC over doctrinal disagreements cannot pursue claims requiring civil court interpretation of ecclesiastical doctrine under the Establishment Clause.
State v. Anti-Abortion Protesters
Passive resistance by anti-abortion protesters at a clinic qualifies as obstruction under Michigan law, and religious beliefs do not exempt individuals from complying with…
Wuoti v. Winters
Families sued Vermont DCF claiming foster-care and adoption policies violate First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights by excluding them based on religious beliefs about…
Frankel v. UCLA
Jewish students sued UCLA for failing to protect them from antisemitic harassment and exclusion from campus areas during a protest encampment.
Welsh v. United States
Exemption from military draft based on philosophical opposition to war, not based on traditional religious beliefs, qualifies as a protected religious practice under the…
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Established a three-pronged test to assess whether a law violates the Establishment Clause by examining whether the law has a secular legislative purpose, neither…
Jeremy Ray Morris and Kristy Morris v. West Hayden Estates First Addition Homeowners Association, Inc.
A reasonable jury could find that a homeowners association interfered with homeowners' enjoyment of their property due to religious discrimination in objecting to their…
United States v. Seeger
The test for exemption from military service based on religious belief should be interpreted to include individuals with sincere and meaningful beliefs occupying a…
Bacon v. Woodward
A city's implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for firefighters was not generally applicable and failed strict scrutiny because it exempted neighboring firefighters while…