Chronological & Subject Repository
Topic: Church & State
March 2026
Dignity Health pension litigation
Gaylor v. United States Treasury (Mnuchin)
The Seventh Circuit reviews whether the clergy housing tax exemption under 26 U.S.C. section 107(2) violates the Establishment Clause.
The Satanic Temple v. Lamar Media Company
The Satanic Temple sued a billboard advertising company for religious discrimination under the Arkansas Religious Freedom Restoration Act for refusing to display billboards promoting…
State v. Hensel
State v. Olson
February 2026
Calvary Chapel v. Santa Clara County
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's decision to stay out of the case while state enforcement actions were ongoing, declining…
Moxley v. Town of Walkersville
A landowner sued a town for religious discrimination after the town denied a Muslim group's request for a special exception to build a place…
Turner v. City Council of Fredericksburg
The court held that a city council's policy requiring non-denominational prayers in legislative sessions does not violate the Establishment Clause or Free Exercise rights…
Summum v. City (Utah Monument Case)
The Supreme Court considered whether a city violated religious liberty by refusing to permit a small religious sect to display a monument with their…