Rosenberger v. University of Virginia
It is unconstitutional for a state university to withhold funding from student religious publications when the university funds…
4th Circuit Decision (WWI Memorial Cross)
A cross-shaped WWI memorial erected in 1925 on public land has the primary effect of excessively endorsing religion…
Schultz v. Medina Valley Independent School District
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ban on prayer at high school graduation, allowing public…
American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio v. State of Ohio
The Sixth Circuit initially ruled the Ohio state motto unconstitutional as government endorsement of Christianity, but the full…
Kennedy v. Bremerton
The Supreme Court abandoned the Lemon test in favor of a history and tradition standard for evaluating religious…
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Established a three-pronged test to assess whether a law violates the Establishment Clause by examining whether the law…
Williamson v. Brevard County
A county commission's practice of automatically denying atheists the opportunity to offer invocations at board meetings is discriminatory…
Van Order v. Perry
The Supreme Court upheld Ten Commandments display on public property.
Islamic Center of Murfreesboro litigation
Chancellor Corlew dismissed most complaints raised by plaintiffs challenging the construction of a mosque in Rutherford County, finding…
Everson v. Board of Education
Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church or pass laws which aid one…