People v. DeJonge
Michigan Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision that parents have the right to homeschool their children without…
New England Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, et al. v. Department of Homeland Security, et al.
A DHS policy permitting warrantless immigration enforcement at churches violates RFRA by substantially burdening religious exercise without using…
Olivier v. City of Brandon
The Supreme Court will hear whether a street preacher can challenge a city ordinance regulating demonstrations near a…
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. State
South Carolina's 2023 Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act bans most abortions after cardiac activity is detectable…
Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck
The First Amendment constrains state action, not private conduct, and churches and priests are not state actors.
Lester v. Butler
A Seventh-day Adventist who was terminated for refusing to work on Saturdays is entitled to unemployment benefits because…
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…
Pieszak v. Glendale Adventist Medical Center
A broad religious exemption to California's Fair Employment and Housing Act constitutes a permissible legislative purpose.
Reynolds v. United States
Established that the wall of separation was appropriate as it relates to free exercise of religion.
Employment Division v. Smith
Religious liberty claims are subject to neutral laws of general applicability without strict scrutiny review.