Chris and Nicole Trakel v. Debbie Critchfield
Public schools are not obligated to provide or fund religious instruction, and parents have no constitutional right to compel a public charter school to reimburse…
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Student and Parent Coalition v. State of Arkansas
Arkansas Act 573 requiring Ten Commandments displays in every public school classroom violates the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment.
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 School, finding that the VPA's rule may…
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 identity without parental notification or opt-outs.
Mitchell v. Helms
The Supreme Court permitted public school systems to lend computers and equipment to church-run schools because the aid was permissible under the Establishment Clause.
Locke v. Davey
States may exclude religion from generally available benefits without violating the Free Exercise Clause.
Middleton v. Pan
A pro se RICO lawsuit challenging California's mandatory vaccination law removing religious exemptions was dismissed with prejudice.
Biel v. St. James Catholic School
The ministerial exception does not bar a Catholic school teacher fired for requesting time off for cancer treatment from pursuing an ADA discrimination claim.
Morressey-Berru v. Our Lady of Guadalupe School
Religious schools may dismiss teachers under the ministerial exception even for reasons that would constitute age discrimination in secular contexts.
Biel v. St. James School
Religious schools may dismiss teachers under the ministerial exception even for disability-related requests such as medical leave for cancer treatment.