Frankel v. UCLA
Jewish students sued UCLA for failing to protect them from antisemitic harassment and exclusion from campus areas during…
Sprague v. Spokane Valley Fire Department
A firefighter's free speech and religious expression rights were violated when he was terminated for sending religious-themed messages…
Wailes v. Jefferson County Public Schools
District court dismissal of parents' challenge to school's policy of assigning students to overnight accommodations based on gender…
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…
Yoder v. Wisconsin
The Supreme Court found that parents' fundamental right to freedom of religion outweighed the state's interest in requiring…
Rodriguez v. Coughlin
A preliminary injunction is warranted allowing Santeria prisoners to wear religious beads.
United Methodist Rio Texas Conference v. Disaffiliating Churches
Civil courts cannot enforce internal church governance rules or interpret denominational discipline provisions as doing so would constitute…
Schmidt v. University of Northwestern–St. Paul
A professor's Title VII discrimination and retaliation claims are barred by the ministerial exception where the religious university…
Boerne v. Flores
RFRA applies only to federal actions, not to state or local government actions.
Fort Des Moines Church of Christ v. State of Iowa and City of Des Moines
Church sought injunction from application of antidiscrimination laws based on free exercise of religion claims regarding transgender bathroom…