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A landmark Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of a Mormon for bigamy under the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act. The court ruled that the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment did not protect the right to engage in any religious activity whatsoever.
A Supreme Court case involving a football coach who prayed on the field after games and was not rehired by the school board. The Court ruled that the board violated his First Amendment rights and overruled the Lemon test.
A Supreme Court case that ruled against a city ordinance banning animal sacrifice in Santeria rituals. Learn about the background, the legal arguments, and the outcome of this landmark decision for religious freedom.
The Free Exercise Clause protects the liberty of persons to practice their religious beliefs freely, unless the government can show a compelling interest and no less burdensome means to achieve that end. The Supreme Court has interpreted the clause differently over time, from Reynolds v. United States to Employment Division v. Smith.
Learn about the constitutional and historical aspects of freedom of religion in the US, as well as the controversies and challenges it faces. The article covers the religion clauses of the First Amendment, the separation of church and state, the colonial precedents, and the Supreme Court rulings.
We file friend-of-the-court briefs at the US Supreme Court, lead coalitions to pass legislation such as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and advocate for federal agencies to uphold religious ...
Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003), is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws criminalizing sodomy between consenting adults are unconstitutional. [ a ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Court reaffirmed the concept of a " right to privacy " that earlier cases had found the U.S. Constitution provides, even though it ...
Religious interest groups are queuing up a series of high-profile appeals at the Supreme Court this fall that could further tear down the wall separating church and state, seeking to take ...