Wailes v. Jefferson County Public Schools
District court dismissal of parents' challenge to school's policy of assigning students to overnight accommodations based on gender…
Schmidt v. University of Northwestern–St. Paul
A professor's Title VII discrimination and retaliation claims are barred by the ministerial exception where the religious university…
Hunter v. U.S. Department of Education
Religious colleges can continue to claim exemptions from Title IX, allowing gender-based discrimination in alignment with religious beliefs.
West 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…
Espinoza v. Montana
A state cannot exclude religious schools from a scholarship program based on their religious status.
Curl v. Beltsville Adventist School
A church school teacher classified as a 'minister' has no right to pursue federal claims under the Americans…
Pierce v. Society of Sisters
States cannot require all children to attend public schools; families and private institutions retain authority over education and…
Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders
The Second Circuit reversed the district court's upholding of the Vermont Principals' Association's expulsion of Mid Vermont Christian…
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…
Bob Jones University v. United States
The government has a fundamental, overriding interest in eradicating racial discrimination in education that substantially outweighs the burden…