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7 Free Exercise of Religion Cases

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Maine
Oct 2024

Free Exercise of Religion

Crosspoint v. Makin

The ACLU, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Maine, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit arguing that religious schools in Maine participating in Maine’s school tuition program must comply with all eligibility requirements of the program, including a prohibition on discrimination against students based on their religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
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Maine
Oct 2024
A collage of a hand waving a pride flag, a chalkboard, a pregnancy test, and a bible

Free Exercise of Religion

Crosspoint v. Makin

The ACLU, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Maine, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit arguing that religious schools in Maine participating in Maine’s school tuition program must comply with all eligibility requirements of the program, including a prohibition on discrimination against students based on their religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
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Ramirez v. Collier
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022

Free Exercise of Religion

Ramirez v. Collier

In a Supreme Court amicus brief filed by the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand the law firm Williams & Connolly LLP, a group of spiritual leaders who have been present in the death chamber during executions and former high-level corrections officials who have collectively witnessed or overseen more than 50 executions argues that Texas should allow John H. Ramirez’s pastor to pray aloud and lay hands on him as he is executed.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
Ramirez v. Collier

Free Exercise of Religion

Ramirez v. Collier

In a Supreme Court amicus brief filed by the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand the law firm Williams & Connolly LLP, a group of spiritual leaders who have been present in the death chamber during executions and former high-level corrections officials who have collectively witnessed or overseen more than 50 executions argues that Texas should allow John H. Ramirez’s pastor to pray aloud and lay hands on him as he is executed.
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Martin v. Houston
Court Case
Jun 2018

Free Exercise of Religion

Martin v. Houston

In September 2014, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Alabama filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a pastor whose right to religious exercise was violated by a new Alabama law that targeted him personally and directly, and prevented him from pursuing his ministry and practicing his deeply held religious beliefs.
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Court Case
Jun 2018
Martin v. Houston

Free Exercise of Religion

Martin v. Houston

In September 2014, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Alabama filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a pastor whose right to religious exercise was violated by a new Alabama law that targeted him personally and directly, and prevented him from pursuing his ministry and practicing his deeply held religious beliefs.
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Allen v. English
Court Case
Feb 2017

Free Exercise of Religion

Allen v. English

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Court Case
Feb 2017
Allen v. English

Free Exercise of Religion

Allen v. English

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Holt v. Hobbs
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2015

Free Exercise of Religion

Holt v. Hobbs

Whether Arkansas prison officials violated a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of prisoners when they denied petitioner an exemption to grow a one-half inch beard in compliance with his religious beliefs.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2015
Holt v. Hobbs

Free Exercise of Religion

Holt v. Hobbs

Whether Arkansas prison officials violated a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of prisoners when they denied petitioner an exemption to grow a one-half inch beard in compliance with his religious beliefs.
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