Turner v. City Council of Fredericksburg
The court held that a city council's policy requiring non-denominational prayers in legislative sessions does not violate the…
Shurtleff v. Boston
A city violated the free speech rights of a Christian group when it refused to allow them to…
Reed v. Town of Gilbert
A town cannot bar church signs when it allows similar signs promoting political or ideological viewpoints; the sign…
Roake v. Brumley
A preliminary injunction blocking Louisiana's Ten Commandments display law is vacated because plaintiffs' legal challenge is not yet…
American Legion v. American Humanist Association
A 94-year-old WWI cross on public land in Maryland is not prohibited by the Establishment Clause because the…
Galloway v. Town of Greece
The town of Greece, New York violated the U.S. Constitution by opening town meetings with prayers that favored…
Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is reconsidering whether Texas can mandate Ten Commandments displays in public…
4th Circuit Decision (WWI Memorial Cross)
A cross-shaped WWI memorial erected in 1925 on public land has the primary effect of excessively endorsing religion…
Engel v. Vitale
Teacher-led school prayer in public schools is unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
Stone v. Graham
Religious displays, including the Ten Commandments, cannot be mandated in public classrooms.