Comprehensive guide to First Amendment Free Exercise Clause cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Pacito v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Pacito against former...
Mario Lopez v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Fourth Circuit on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction so...
Hays County, Texas, Ruben Becerra, Debbie Ingalsbe, Michelle Cohen, Morgan Hammer, and Walt Smith, in Their Official Capacities v. Leslie Carnes, Jim Camp, Cathy Ramsey, Gabrielle Moore, and Ken Paxto...
Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Brown, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a law...
Catholic Charities of Jackson v. Gretchen Whitmer, decided by Sixth Circuit on December 17, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed a preliminary injunct...
J.M. v. New York City Dept. of Ed., decided by Second Circuit on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a student's claims against the New ...
Ahmed S. Ismael v. Sheriff Richard Roundtree, decided by Eleventh Circuit on December 5, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case concerns whether the Sheriff's Department's "no-knock" warrant pol...
Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins, decided by First Circuit on November 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a law...
Arnold v. Barbers Hill Indep Sch Dist, decided by Fifth Circuit on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunc...
Palmore, C. , Aplt. v. DOC, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Palmore, challenged the Department of Corrections' (DOC) po...
Pacito v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Pacito against f...
Shabshelowitz v. Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, decided by First Circuit on September 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit al...
Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders, decided by Second Circuit on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Mid Ver...
The Satanic Temple v. Labrador, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Satanic Temple (TST) sued the Governor of Guam, Lou Leon Guerrero, and other off...
Foothills Christian Ministries v. Johnson, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brou...
Don Huizenga v. ISD No. 11, decided by Eighth Circuit on August 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defenda...
McMahon v. World Vision Inc., decided by Ninth Circuit on August 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that World Vision's religi...
Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. v. Alberto Carvalho, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a ch...
Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington v. Patty Kuderer, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's gra...
Gurkirat Singh v. Pamela J. Bondi, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunctio...
Alberty v. Hunter, decided by Second Circuit on July 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, holding that th...
Spencer v. Barajas, decided by Ninth Circuit on June 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by Spencer,...
Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Comm'n. Revisions: 6/06/25, decided by Supreme Court of the United States on June 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. T...
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