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Court takes up constitutionality of town meeting prayer 

Published: May 20, 2013

Tags: 2nd Circuit, establishment clause, First Amendment, New York, prayer, U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – In a case that could have repercussions from a small upstate New York town to the legislative floor of Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether prayers at open public meetings violate the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.

Navy chaplains can sue for discrimination 

Published: November 5, 2012

Tags: Discrimination, establishment clause

Military chaplains from certain Protestant denominations have standing to sue the U.S. Navy for the discriminatory denial of promotions, the D.C. Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.

Father can’t get extended custody because of his faith 

Published: November 3, 2011

Tags: custody, establishment clause

The Establishment Clause precludes a divorced father from obtaining extended custody in deference to his Jewish faith, the Texas Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.

ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: April 28, 2010

Tags: establishment clause, First Amendment

A court erred in enjoining the government, based on a First Amendment challenge, from implementing a law transferring a memorial featuring a cross from public to private land.

U.S. Supreme Court. Salazar v. Buono, No. 08-472. April 28, 2010. Lawyers USA No. 993-1838.

ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE 

By: Justin Rebello
Published: March 31, 2009

Tags: establishment clause

Does an individual have Article III standing to bring an Establishment Clause suit challenging the display of a religious symbol on government land, and is an act of Congress directing the land to be transferred to a private entity a permissible accommodation?

U.S. Supreme Court. Salazar v. Buono, No. 08-472. Certiorari granted Feb. 23, 2009. Ruling below: 527 F.3d 258 (9th Cir.  2008).