ACLU v. Rowan County Board of Commissioners
The ACLU filed suit to challenge Rowan County commissioners' practice of opening meetings with Christian prayers.
Chronological & Subject Repository
Topic: Establishment Clause
March 2026
Freedom from Religion Foundation v. County of Lehigh
A Pennsylvania county seal featuring a prominent Latin cross violates the Establishment Clause as it lacks a secular purpose and a reasonable observer would…
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.
February 2026
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
School-sponsored prayer at public school games violates the Establishment Clause.
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…
Unnamed case filed by atheist parent against Illinois Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act
A state law mandating a moment of silence in public schools is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.
Summum v. Pleasant Grove City
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a government installation of the Ten Commandments in a city park, allowing government to exercise viewpoint discrimination in selecting…
United States v. Carolene Products
In Footnote Four, Justice Harlan Stone established that laws discriminating against minorities, distorting the political process, or facially violating the Constitution are subject to…
Perry v. Schwarzenegger
Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, violates the constitutional rights of same-sex couples to marry.