Ten Commandments Monument Public Park Case
The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether a city that permits a Ten Commandments monument in a public…
City of Pleasant Grove v. Summum
The Court considered whether a city must allow a religious group to erect a monument on public land…
California Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision
Same-sex marriages would not diminish other persons' constitutional rights or impinge upon religious freedom of religious organizations or…
Newdow v. Bush
Court to consider whether "So help me God" in presidential inaugural oath violates Establishment Clause.
Pledge of Allegiance case (Ninth Circuit)
The Ninth Circuit Court decided the Pledge of Allegiance case addressing the constitutionality of reference to God in…
Newdow v. United States Congress
The Court dismissed the case on a technicality regarding standing rather than deciding the merits of the Pledge…
United Kingdom v. European Court of Justice
The European Court of Justice annulled the requirement that weekly rest periods include Sunday, finding insufficient connection between…
California Christian University v. Weaver
The First Amendment mandates governmental neutrality between religion and religion; the state may not adopt programs or practices…
Larson v. Valente
When a law discriminates between religions, it can survive constitutional review only if closely fitted to the furtherance…
Awad v. Ziriax
The 10th Circuit upheld a lower court's ruling that blocked Oklahoma's 'Save Our State' amendment barring Islamic law,…