religion-clauses

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
22-741 Faith Bible Chapel International v. Gregory Tucker Tenth Circuit 2023-02-08 Denied Amici (12)Relisted (4) church-autonomy civil-rights due-process employment-discrimination first-amendment free-speech interlocutory-appeal judicial-immunity ministerial-exception religion-clauses religious-freedom standing Whether the First Amendment's 'ministerial exception' should be understood as an immunity from judicial interference in church employment decisions fa…
22-662 Ramon K. Jusino v. Federation of Catholic Teachers, Inc. Second Circuit 2023-01-18 Denied 1st-amendment church-schools civil-rights constitutional-law due-process equal-protection first-amendment free-speech labor-organizations labor-relations religion-clauses standing Whether the Second Circuit contravened the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection clause
21-1295 St. Augustine School, et al. v. Jill Underly, in Her Official Capacity as Superintendent of Public Instruction, et al. Seventh Circuit 2022-03-28 Denied constitutional-claims doctrinal-determination establishment-clause first-amendment free-exercise free-exercise-clause government-interference public-benefits religion-clauses religious-preference summary-reversal Whether summary reversal is warranted
20-1174 Kim Lippard, et vir v. Larry Holleman, et al. North Carolina 2021-02-25 Denied Amici (1)Relisted (3) civil-claims defamation ecclesiastical-settings first-amendment neutral-principles neutral-principles-of-law religion-clauses tort-claims Whether the First Amendment's Religion Clauses prohibit courts from hearing defamation claims that arise from ecclesiastical settings, even when the c…
20-1158 The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Inc. v. Will McRaney Fifth Circuit 2021-02-23 Denied Amici (6)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) employment employment-tort first-amendment ministerial-exception neutral-principles religion-clauses religious-organization secular-court tort-law Whether a secular court can adjudicate a minister's employment-related tort claims against a religious organization using neutral principles of tort l…
20-1088 David Carson, as Parent and Next Friend of O. C., et al. v. A. Pender Makin First Circuit 2021-02-09 Judgment Issued Amici (55)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) constitutional-rights equal-protection espinoza-v-montana first-amendment first-circuit religion-clauses sectarian-instruction student-aid-program Does a state violate the Religion Clauses or Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution by prohibiting students participating in an oth…
19-725 JonMichael Guy v. Robert O. Lampert, Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections, et al. Wyoming 2019-12-09 Denied Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) civil-rights clearly-established due-process first-amendment free-speech judicial-interpretation qualified-immunity religion-clauses religious-discrimination sincere-belief standing When a government official discriminates against a belief that is sincere and religious to the victim, and is therefore protected by the Religion Clau…
19-348 St. James School v. Darryl Biel, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kristen Biel Ninth Circuit 2019-09-17 Judgment Issued Amici (4) civil-courts civil-rights due-process employment-discrimination establishment-clause first-amendment free-exercise free-speech hosanna-tabor ministerial-exception religion-clauses Whether the Religion Clauses prevent civil courts from adjudicating employment discrimination claims brought by an employee against her religious empl…
18-1195 Kendra Espinoza, et al. v. Montana Department of Revenue, et al. Montana 2019-03-14 Judgment Issued Amici (64)Relisted (2) constitutional-law equal-protection establishment-clause first-amendment free-exercise religion-clauses religious-schools school-choice student-aid Invalidation of a religiously neutral student-aid program due to inclusion of religious schools
18-1151 St. Augustine School, et al. v. Carolyn Stanford Taylor, in Her Official Capacity as Superintendent of Public Instruction, et al. Seventh Circuit 2019-03-06 GVR Relisted (2) church-autonomy denominational-affiliation employment-division-v-smith faith-tradition free-exercise free-exercise-clause government-benefits religion-clauses religious-adherent religious-autonomy religious-liberty trinity-lutheran trinity-lutheran-v-comer Whether the Free Exercise Clause prohibits the government from requiring a religious adherent to choose between following his or her faith tradition a…