Free Exercise Clause

Legal cases centered on the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

1. Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue

2. Jurisdiction: United States (Montana) (June 30, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Montana Department of Revenue]]><![CDATA[Mike Kadas]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Kendra Espinoza]]><![CDATA[Jeri Ellen Anderson]]><![CDATA[Jaime Schaefer]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Daniel J. Whyte]]><![CDATA[Brendan Beatty]]><![CDATA[Nicholas J. Gochis]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[William W. Mercer]]><![CDATA[Richard D. Komer]]><![CDATA[Erica Smith]]>Judges<![CDATA[John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Laurie McKinnon]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[Montana Department of Revenue]]><![CDATA[Montana Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Institute for Justice]]><![CDATA[Holland & Hart LLP]]><![CDATA[Stillwater Christian School]]>
4. Case Tags: Free Exercise Clause;School Choice;Blaine Amendment;Religious Liberty

1. Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo

2. Jurisdiction: United States (November 25, 2020)
3. Original Case: Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo, 592 U.S. 14 (2020)
4. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Andrew M. Cuomo]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn]]><![CDATA[Agudath Israel of America]]><![CDATA[Agudath Israel of Kew Garden Hills]]><![CDATA[Agudath Israel of Madison]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Randy M. Mastro]]><![CDATA[Akiva Shapiro]]><![CDATA[William J. Moccia]]><![CDATA[Lee R. Crain]]><![CDATA[Lauren M. Kole]]><![CDATA[Avery E. Masters]]><![CDATA[Declan T. Conroy]]><![CDATA[Seton H. O'Brien]]>Judges<![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Samuel A. Alito Jr.]]><![CDATA[Neil M. Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Brett M. Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett]]><![CDATA[John G. Roberts Jr.]]><![CDATA[Stephen G. Breyer]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]><![CDATA[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn]]><![CDATA[Agudath Israel of America]]><![CDATA[Office of the Governor of New York]]>
5. Case Tags: Free Exercise Clause;COVID-19 restrictions;strict scrutiny;irreparable harm

1. Fulton v. Philadelphia

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 17, 2021)
3. Original Case: Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4. DefendantsCity of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Department of Human ServicesPlaintiffsSharonell FultonToni Lynn Simms-BuschCatholic Social ServicesDefense AttorneysNeal KatyalPlaintiff AttorneysLori WindhamJudgesJohn G. RobertsInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesCity of PhiladelphiaCatholic Social ServicesBecket Fund for Religious Liberty
5. Case Tags: Free Exercise Clause;Religious Freedom;Foster Care System;Supreme Court Decisions