Case Categories: Neutrality of religion

• Lemon v. Kurtzman I (1971)

  At issue in the 1971 landmark case, Lemon v. Kurtzman, was whether the First Amendment prohibited government from providing funds to church-run schools. The...

• 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...

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

  In 1986, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a Washington rehabilitation program that provided tuition funds to a disabled man for a religious...

• Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002)

  In 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Ohio's law allowing taxpayer money to fund school vouchers that parents could use to pay for private schools, including...

• 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...