Religious Liberty
Tamer Mahmoud v. Monifa McKnight
On October 30, 2023, the 老澳门开奖结果 and 老澳门开奖结果 of Maryland filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in its efforts to ensure that its English curriculum is LGBTQ-inclusive.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
Religious Liberty
+2 Issues
FBI v. Fazaga
In a case scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on November 8, 2021, three Muslim Americans are challenging the FBI鈥檚 secret spying on them and their communities based on their religion, in violation of the Constitution and federal law. In what will likely be a landmark case, the plaintiffs 鈥 Yassir Fazaga, Ali Uddin Malik, and Yasser Abdelrahim 鈥 insist that the FBI cannot escape accountability for violating their religious freedom by invoking 鈥渟tate secrets.鈥 The plaintiffs are represented by the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Southern California, the 老澳门开奖结果, the Council for American Islamic Relations, and the law firm of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai.
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2020
Religious Liberty
Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey/Trump v. Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Whether the government had statutory authority under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to expand the conscience exemption to the contraceptive-coverage mandate.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2018
Religious Liberty
LGBTQ Rights
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Whether a business open to the public has a constitutional right to discriminate.
Oklahoma
May 2017
Religious Liberty
Fatihah v. Neal
The 老澳门开奖结果 of Oklahoma, the national 老澳门开奖结果, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations Oklahoma Chapter filed a lawsuit against a "Muslim free" business on behalf of a U.S. Army Reserve member denied service. The lawsuit seeks equal access to public accommodations for Oklahomans of all faiths.
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75 Religious Liberty Cases
Michigan
Oct 2011
Religious Liberty
LGBTQ Rights
Ward v. Wilbanks et al.
A student in a counseling program claims a right to discriminate against clients who wish to discuss same-sex relationships on the grounds that it violates her religious beliefs.
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Michigan
Oct 2011
Religious Liberty
LGBTQ Rights
Ward v. Wilbanks et al.
A student in a counseling program claims a right to discriminate against clients who wish to discuss same-sex relationships on the grounds that it violates her religious beliefs.
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2011
Religious Liberty
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act may be constitutionally applied to a religious school's retaliatory firing of a teacher terminated for reasons unrelated to religion.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2011
Religious Liberty
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act may be constitutionally applied to a religious school's retaliatory firing of a teacher terminated for reasons unrelated to religion.
Court Case
Jul 2011
Religious Liberty
Rabbi Merrill Shapiro, et al. v. Kurt Browning
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Florida joined other civil liberties, religious and education organizations in filing a lawsuit challenging the ballot language of a proposed Florida amendment that would eliminate Florida’s ban on taxpayer funding of religious organizations and create a virtual requirement that public funds be used to support religious institutions – institutions that hold beliefs to which many Floridians don't subscribe.
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Jul 2011
Religious Liberty
Rabbi Merrill Shapiro, et al. v. Kurt Browning
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Florida joined other civil liberties, religious and education organizations in filing a lawsuit challenging the ballot language of a proposed Florida amendment that would eliminate Florida’s ban on taxpayer funding of religious organizations and create a virtual requirement that public funds be used to support religious institutions – institutions that hold beliefs to which many Floridians don't subscribe.
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2011
Religious Liberty
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn
Whether Arizona’s use of tax credits funneled through state-certified and state-supervised non-profits to award student scholarships based on religious criteria and for use in religious schools violates the Establishment Clause.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2011
Religious Liberty
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn
Whether Arizona’s use of tax credits funneled through state-certified and state-supervised non-profits to award student scholarships based on religious criteria and for use in religious schools violates the Establishment Clause.
Georgia
Dec 2010
Religious Liberty
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Valentine v. City of Douglasville
In December 2008, Lisa Valentine, a devout Muslim, accompanied her nephew to Douglasville Municipal Court for his traffic hearing. While going through security, she was informed by an officer that she would have to remove her religious head covering before she entered the courtroom, due the court's "no headgear" policy. When she protested the policy, believing it to be a violation of her right to freely practice her faith, she was restrained, arrested, forced to remove her headscarf, and jailed.
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Georgia
Dec 2010
Religious Liberty
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Valentine v. City of Douglasville
In December 2008, Lisa Valentine, a devout Muslim, accompanied her nephew to Douglasville Municipal Court for his traffic hearing. While going through security, she was informed by an officer that she would have to remove her religious head covering before she entered the courtroom, due the court's "no headgear" policy. When she protested the policy, believing it to be a violation of her right to freely practice her faith, she was restrained, arrested, forced to remove her headscarf, and jailed.