Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer
A state cannot exclude religious organizations from generally available funding programs based on their religious status.
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Topic: Church & State
Agostini v. Felton
The Court modified the Establishment Clause test to develop three criteria for determining whether government action's primary effect advanced or inhibited religion.
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.
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 advances…
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists v. Cleveland L. Horton, II
Religious organizations have a First Amendment right to make hiring decisions based on religious criteria despite state employment discrimination laws.
St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Charter School Board
The Court will determine whether a religious charter school can receive public funding under the Free Exercise Clause and Establishment Clause.
State of Oklahoma v. Freedom From Religion Foundation
The state sued FFRF to prevent it from interfering with school prayer and Bible-related classroom activities, seeking declaratory relief and injunctive relief.
Mennonite Church USA v. Department of Homeland Security
The court denied the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction against the DHS policy rescinding protections for religious sites during immigration enforcement.
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond
A 4-4 deadlocked decision upheld the Oklahoma Supreme Court's ruling that a publicly funded religious charter school violated state and federal constitutional provisions prohibiting government…
Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission
Wisconsin violated the First Amendment by conditioning a religious exemption from unemployment insurance taxes on criteria requiring proselytization or service restrictions, thereby imposing denominational preferences.