EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch

U.S. Supreme Court

Abercrombie & Fitch clothing stores require employees to adhere to a “look policy,” calculated to showcase the store’s aesthetic sensibility. Among other things, the policy requires that employees abstain from wearing “caps” while working.
 

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit | Amicus

As part of the Affordable Care Act's implementing regulations, group health plans are required to include coverage for various forms of preventative care, including all FDA-a

Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit | Amicus

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources Solid Waste Management Program awards competitive grants to qualifying organizations to purchase recycled tire rubber, which is used to resurface playgrounds. In order to comply with the No-Aid Clause of the Missouri Constitution, the program does not award grants to organizations owned or operated by “a church, sect, or denomination of religions.”
 

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

U.S. Supreme Court - Colorado Court of Appeals | Amicus

In 2012, a same-sex couple asked Masterpiece Cakeshop to bake a cake for their wedding. The bakery's owner refused, citing his religious belief that homosexuality is a sin. The couple then filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission under the state’s public accommodations law, which forbids discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Medina v. Catholic Health Initiatives

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit | Amicus

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act regulates employee-benefit plans to protect the interests of employees who participate in the plans. To avoid undue governmental intrusion in church affairs, the Act provides an exemption for plans established by churches. Some non-church entities have begun to claim this exemption.

United States v. Sterling

| Amicus

Marine Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling defied her superior officers on multiple occasions. She refused to report to duty when ordered and refused to wear the required uniform. She also posted signs in her public workspace, where other Marines routinely came to receive support services, which stated: "No weapon formed against me shall prosper." When her supervisor ordered her to remove the signs, LCpl Sterling refused--twice--causing her superior officer to take the signs down herself. 

Advocate Healthcare Network and Subsidiaries v. Stapleton

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit | Amicus

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) regulates employee-benefit plans to protect the interests of employees who participate in these plans. To avoid undue governmental intrusion in church affairs, the Act provides an exemption for plans established by churches. Some non-church entities have begun to claim this exemption.

St. Peter's Healthcare System v. Kaplan

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit | Amicus

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) regulates employee-benefit plans to protect the interests of employees who participate in the plans. To avoid undue governmental intrusion in church affairs, the Act provides an exemption for plans established by churches. Some non-church entities have begun to claim this exemption.

Dignity Health v. Rollins

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit | Amicus

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) regulates employee-benefit plans to protect the interests of employees who participate in these plans. To avoid undue governmental intrusion in church affairs, the Act provides an exemption for plans established by churches. Some non-church entities have begun to claim this exemption.

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