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Seventh Circuit: Indiana AG's RFRA website doesn't violate Establishment Clause
Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Todd Rokita, decided by Seventh Circuit on January 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Satanic Temple sued Indiana's Attorney General, Todd Rokita, alleging that ...
Ninth Circuit: Background checks for vulnerable populations don't violate religious freedom
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...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Ag-Gag Law Against First Amendment Challenge
Woodlands Pride v. Paxton, decided by Fifth Circuit on November 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Texas officia...
Court Denies Unemployment Benefits for Sunday Work Refusal
Daka v. Director of Employment Security, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on October 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Daka, challenged the denial of unemployment benefit...
Tenth Circuit: Homeless Shelter's No Proselytizing Rule Doesn't Violate Establishment Clause
Calvary Albuquerque v. Rubio, decided by Tenth Circuit on September 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Calvary ...
School Lacks Standing to Sue Over LGBTQ+ Anti-Discrimination Rule
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...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of RLUIPA and Contract Claims Against Former Employee
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...
Ninth Circuit: Religious hiring practices protected by ministerial exception
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...
Eighth Circuit: City park leafleting ban violates First Amendment
Christian Labor Association v. City of Duluth, decided by Eighth Circuit on July 10, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether the City of Dulut...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Hobby Lobby in Religious Discrimination Case
Rose v. Hobby Lobby Stores, decided by California Court of Appeal on May 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued Hobby Lobby for wrongful termination and ...
Court Upholds Student's Right to Wear Religious Head Covering
Newport News School Board v. Z.M., a Minor, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on May 8, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Newport News School Board appealed a lower court's ruling that gr...
COVID-19 church restrictions violate Free Exercise Clause
Maryville Baptist Church v. Andy Beshear, decided by Sixth Circuit on March 25, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether Kentucky's COVID-19 res...
Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Kim Davis for Marriage License Refusal
David Ermold v. Kim Davis, decided by Sixth Circuit on March 6, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns the Sixth Circuit's review of a district court's decision regarding Kim Da...