National Religious Broadcasters v. Long
Communications from a house of worship to its congregation in connection with religious services through usual channels on matters of faith…
Establishment Clause
93 articlesStudent 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 o…
Kennedy v. Bremerton
The Supreme Court abandoned the Lemon test in favor of a history and tradition standard for evaluating religious expression.
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 Clause challenge against Preside…
Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Lew
The 7th Circuit heard oral argument on whether the Freedom from Religion Foundation has standing to bring an Establishment Clause challenge…
Mitchell v. Helms
The Supreme Court permitted public school systems to lend computers and equipment to church-run schools because the aid was permissible unde…
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 actual…
Gilfillan v. City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia violated the Establishment Clause by spending taxpayer funds to build a platform for a papal mass and rent chairs, sound system…