Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump
The President cannot use emergency statutes to bypass Congress for actions of vast economic or political significance without clear congress…
Legal Cases
507 articlesWest Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
States cannot compel students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance or salute the flag when doing so violates their religious beliefs.
Roe v. Wade
The Constitution protects a woman's liberty to obtain an abortion prior to viability subject to state regulation.
New England Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, et al. v. Department of Homeland Security, et al.
A DHS policy permitting warrantless immigration enforcement at churches violates RFRA by substantially burdening religious exercise without…
Roake v. Brumley
A preliminary injunction blocking Louisiana's Ten Commandments display law is vacated because plaintiffs' legal challenge is not yet ripe fo…
Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal
RFRA applies to sacramental use of a tea containing DMT and religious exemptions may be granted under RFRA's compelling interest standard.
Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith
Neutral, generally applicable laws do not require religious exemptions under the First Amendment absent a compelling government interest.