Finland Supreme Court Case KKO:2026:27
The Supreme Court of Finland convicted Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola of agitation against a population group for descriptions in a 2004 pamphlet, while…
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Topic: LGBTQ & Religious Liberty
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale
The Supreme Court found that an openly gay scoutmaster's presence would violate the organization's associational and expressive rights.
St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton v. Roy
The Supreme Court agreed to review whether religious schools can be exempted from state nondiscrimination requirements when receiving public funding for preschool programs.
Elizabeth Mirabelli, et al. v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, et al.
California's policies preventing public schools from disclosing a student's gender transition to parents without the student's consent likely violate both the Free Exercise Clause of…
California Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision
Same-sex marriages would not diminish other persons' constitutional rights or impinge upon religious freedom of religious organizations or officials.
Benitez v. Brody
The case involves a clash between a physician's religious freedom right to refuse medical services and a patient's right not to be discriminated against based…
North Coast Women’s Care Medical Group v. Benitez
Religious freedom and free speech rights do not exempt a medical clinic's physicians from complying with the California Unruh Civil Rights Act's prohibition against discrimination…
Benitez v. North Coast Women’s Care Medical Group
A medical clinic's physicians cannot withhold fertility treatments to homosexuals based on religious beliefs, as this violates the California Unruh Civil Rights Act.
City and County of San Francisco v. Horton
Consolidated case addressing Proposition 8's constitutional validity and effect on same-sex marriages.
Strauss et al. v. Horton
Court addressed whether Proposition 8 constitutes a revision or amendment to the California Constitution, violates separation of powers, and its effect on same-sex marriages performed…