Rutan-Ram v. Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
Challenge to Tennessee state law that permits state-funded agencies to discriminate against foster and adoptive parents based on religion.
Challenge to Tennessee state law that permits state-funded agencies to discriminate against foster and adoptive parents based on religion.
Defense of public school district that required football coach to stop having prayers with students on the 50-yard line at the end of games.
Lawsuit by former schoolteacher against religious school that fired him for addressing racism there but claims that because it is religious it cannot be held liable.
Opposed claims by a wedding photographer that she is constitutionally entitled to a religious exemption from a state law prohibiting sexual-orientation discrimination in public accommodations.
Representing a former member of the Russian Orthodox Church, who was defamed by church leaders, against the church leaders’ claims that because they are religious, they cannot be held liable for publicly labeling someone as a fraud and a liar.
Representing a social-work professor, who could not be fairly considered a “minister” at her religious college, and who was denied full tenure based on her gender and criticism of her former employer’s anti-LGBTQ policies.
Challenge to state grants for institutions providing religious education.
Challenge to federal support for foster care agencies that discriminate against LGBTQ families.
Challenge to Trump Administration regulation that would allow healthcare providers and employees to use their religious or moral beliefs as a basis to refuse to assist patients.
Defense of a school-district policy that requires all official school clubs, including religious ones, not to discriminate against LGBTQ students.
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