Case Categories: Neutrality of religion

• Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (2021)

  The Supreme Court in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (2021) upheld the religious rights of Catholic Social Services, saying the agency’s refusal to certify...

• Lemon v. Kurtzman I (1971)

  Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) said the First Amendment prohibited government from providing funds to church-run schools. It established the Lemon Test for...

• Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (2018)

  Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (2018) used the First Amendment to uphold the right of the store owner to refuse to custom design a...

• Mueller v. Allen (1983)

  Mueller v. Allen (1983) found that a law allowing tax deductions benefiting parochial schools was not in violation of the establishment clause of the First...

• Murphy v. Collier (2019)

  The Supreme Court in 2019 granted a stay of execution to a Texas prisoner who claimed prison rules denying him access to his Buddhist spiritual advisor violated...

• O'Connor v. Washburn University (10th Cir.) (2005)

  O’Connor v. Washburn University (10th Cir. 2005) affirmed a district court decision denying damages to those who alleged that a religious sculpture violated...

• Trustees of the New Life in Christ Church v. City of Fredericksburg (2022)

  The Supreme Court decided not to hear an appeal in which a Virginia church argued that the government could not determine who was a minister or not in denying...

• Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind (1986 )

  Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind (1986) said a program that provided funds that a man used for religious education did not violate the...

• Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002)

  In Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002), the Supreme Court said a state program allowing taxpayer money to fund school vouchers did not violate the First Amendment...

• Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District (1993)

  Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District (1993) said the First Amendment did not prohibit a school district from providing a sign-language interpreter to...