Kennedy v. Bremerton
The Supreme Court abandoned the Lemon test in favor of a history and tradition standard for evaluating religious…
Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that citizens did not have standing as taxpayers to bring an Establishment…
Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Lew
The 7th Circuit heard oral argument on whether the Freedom from Religion Foundation has standing to bring an…
Mitchell v. Helms
The Supreme Court permitted public school systems to lend computers and equipment to church-run schools because the aid…
Freedom From Religion Foundation v. United States
The Seventh Circuit ruled that atheist group members challenging the ministerial housing exemption lacked standing because they never…
Gilfillan v. City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia violated the Establishment Clause by spending taxpayer funds to build a platform for a papal mass and…
O’Hair v. Andrus
The D.C. Circuit upheld provision of police protection, crowd and traffic control, utilities, and trash services for a…
Locke v. Davey
States may exclude religion from generally available benefits without violating the Free Exercise Clause.
Town of Greece v. Galloway
Traditional invocations at city meetings do not violate the Establishment Clause.