Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections
RLUIPA protects religious hair in prison context.
Chronological & Subject Repository
Topic: Free Exercise
February 2026
Tanzin v. Tanvir
Damages against federal officers allowed under RFRA's similar language.
General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists v. State of Maryland
Church's constitutional claims regarding church autonomy, Free Exercise Clause, and expressive association may proceed; preliminary injunction denied but case not dismissed.
Montgomery County Public Schools case (parents v. district)
A school district's no-opt-out policy for LGBTQ+-inclusive picture books substantially interferes with religious development of children and imposes unacceptable burden on religious exercise; parents…
Barnette
Flag-salute case protecting religious conscience against compulsory expression.
Davis v. Ermold
Petition pending whether personal liability for emotional distress damages violates First Amendment free exercise rights and whether Obergefell should be reversed.
Kane v. City of New York
Petition pending whether personal moral beliefs deserve equal constitutional protection as organized religious faith.
Kalb v. Commonwealth of Kentucky
Legal ambiguity in Kentucky's abortion statutes regarding IVF embryo disposal creates credible threat of prosecution sufficient to establish standing and imminent injury.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Religious liberty protections under RFRA apply to closely held for-profit corporations.
United States v. Safehouse
RFRA protections are not limited to entities formally organized for religious purposes; a secular nonprofit corporation can assert religious liberty claims as a 'person'…