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… Courts Fort Des Moines Church of Christ v. Jackson Details Videos Documents Resources Profiles Summary Fort Des Moines Church of Christ’s motto is to love God, love people, and serve everyone. This Iowa … Iowa Civil Rights Commission takes the position that state law requires Fort Des Moines to censor its speech about human …

… Won U.S. Courts of Appeals Swagler v. Harford County Details Documents Profiles Summary In March 2008, 18 pro-life … them at a roadside railing. Some of Angela’s friends began to cry. Most came from homeschooling backgrounds and like … or been detained by police for allegedly breaking the law. The students were driven to the Bel Air police station …

… of Appeals Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Obama Details Documents Profiles Summary In 1952, President Harry Truman signed into law a joint resolution by Congress to set aside an annual National Day of Prayer. Congress …

… Appellate Court Maday v. Township High School District 211 Details Documents Profiles Summary The American Civil … provisions within the Illinois Human Rights Act to dismantle student privacy at Township High School District … Palatine, Illinois. Though the ACLU claims that the state law requires boys to given unrestricted access to girls’ …

… Won U.S. Supreme Court Zelman v. Simmons-Harris Details Documents Summary The Cleveland Ohio public school … schools, predominately in the inner cities. In order to provide parents with the opportunity to send their child … the parents choosing. The majority of the private schools that participated in the program were faith-based schools. …

… Lost U.S. Courts of Appeals Bruni v. City of Pittsburgh Details Documents Resources Profiles Summary A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, censorship-zone law, similar to a Massachusetts law the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in …

… District Courts The Lyceum v. The City of South Euclid Details Videos Documents Resources Profiles Summary The city of South Euclid, Ohio instituted an ordinance that requires a small, Catholic college preparatory school, The Lyceum, to violate its religious beliefs in employment, admissions, …

… Active U.S. Courts of Appeals Melton v. City of Forrest City Details Documents Profiles Summary Steven Melton, a … counsel and director of the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom. View Profile … Steven …

… Won U.S. District Courts Englewood Church of the Nazarene v. Sarasota County Details Videos Documents Resources Profiles Summary Sarasota County, Florida, had forced a church to go through a $10,000 special exemption process, not …

… Concluded U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Windsor Details Documents Resources Summary Edith Windsor married … Windsor paid taxes on the estate she inherited. She sued to recover the estate taxes she had paid and asked the court … (“DOMA”), which defined marriage for purposes of federal law as the union between one man and one woman. A federal …