Trump v. Slaughter
The Supreme Court granted the President power to remove Federal Trade Commission leadership without cause.
Free Exercise
321 articlesDad’s Place v. Bryan, Ohio (regulatory appeal)
The Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals remanded the case with orders to apply strict scrutiny to a church's claim that overnight shelter o…
David Morris Clayman v. United States Federal Officials
A federal court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of 'In God We Trust' on U.S. currency under RFRA and the First Amendme…
Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Nick Brown
The First Amendment's church autonomy doctrine extends beyond the ministerial exception to protect a religious organization's decision to hi…
Bob Jones University v. United States
The government has a fundamental, overriding interest in eradicating racial discrimination in education that substantially outweighs the bur…
Ritesh Tandon v. Gavin Newsom
California's COVID-19 restrictions on in-home religious gatherings that contain exceptions for comparable secular activities require strict…
South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom
COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings must meet strict scrutiny standards.
Harvest Rock Church, Inc. v. Newsom
COVID-19 restrictions on churches that treat them differently than similarly situated secular entities are unconstitutional.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo
COVID-19 restrictions on churches that treat them differently than similarly situated secular entities are unconstitutional.
Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance
The Supreme Court lifted a stay and found that Yeshiva University had additional avenues for relief through New York state courts before see…