Chronological & Subject Repository
Topic: Free Exercise
February 2026
Fort Worth Northwest Seventh-day Adventist Church v. Texas Conference
The appellate court reversed the trial court's decision, finding that civil courts lack jurisdiction over disputes between a local church and its denominational umbrella…
Parents of First Graders v. Mt. Lebanon School District
Federal district court allowed parents to proceed with their constitutional rights claim regarding school presentation of transgender topics to their children.
Melissa Elaine Klein, et vir v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
The Supreme Court vacated the lower court decision and remanded for reconsideration in light of Masterpiece Cakeshop, requiring the state to provide neutral and…
Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Corporation
A public school is not mandated to accommodate a teacher's religious convictions regarding preferred names for transgender students if doing so would undermine the…
Little v. Los Angeles County Fire Department
A lifeguard's alleged religious objection to Pride flags and removal of them must be evaluated against county policies promoting diversity and inclusion in the…
State of Kansas v. U.S. Department of Education
The court found that the Department of Education's Final Rule expanding Title IX to include gender identity and sexual orientation exceeded the DoE's statutory…
State of Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services
Gordon College v. U.S. Small Business Administration
The court dismissed Gordon College's RFRA claims, finding that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act does not shield religious institutions from neutral, generally applicable laws…
Anonymous Plaintiffs 1-5 v. The State of Indiana
The Indiana Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal concerning whether the state's near-total abortion ban violates the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act.