Hobby Lobby v. Burwell
A Christian-owned for-profit company must provide insurance coverage for contraceptive drugs under the HHS mandate, as the religious beliefs of the owners were only indirectly…
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Topic: Free Exercise
Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hardison v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.
An employer violates Title VII if it refuses to accommodate the perceived religious practices of a prospective employee based on the employer's belief that religious…
Dignity Health v. United States
A lower court invalidated Catholic and religious hospitals' longstanding exemption from federal pension law (ERISA) on the grounds that the hospitals were not operated by…
Griswold v. Connecticut
The Court upheld the right of couples to use contraception.
Priests for Life v. HHS
Curl v. Beltsville Adventist School
A church school teacher classified as a 'minister' has no right to pursue federal claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in…
Yoder v. Wisconsin
The Supreme Court found that parents' fundamental right to freedom of religion outweighed the state's interest in requiring school attendance.
Tabura v. Kellogg USA
The 10th Circuit reversed summary judgment against Seventh-day Adventist employees who were terminated for refusing to work on their Sabbath, finding that a trial was…