Cases

Loving v. Morton

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit case Loving v. Morton, representing Sikh, Jewish, and Muslim groups.

Amicus brief filed in the Constitutional Court of Colombia

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the Constitutional Court of Colombia to defend university students’ rights to establish and participate in faith-based organizations.

Faith Bible Chapel v. Gregory Tucker

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting that certiorari be granted in Faith Bible Chapel International v. Gregory Tucker.

ND Law Religious Liberty Clinic assists efforts to operate the first faith-based charter school in the U.S.

The Religious Liberty Clinic assisted the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa in their efforts to secure authorization to operate the first religious charter school in the U.S.

Amicus brief filed in Argentina to address the Uyghur genocide

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in support of a criminal complaint that the World Uyghur Congress and the Uyghur Human Rights Project filed against China for genocide.

Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety

In Landor, a devout Rastafarian had his religious rights stripped away by state officials when he was forced to cut his dreadlocks in violation of his sincerely held religious beliefs.

Emad v. Dodge County

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief defending a Muslim man who was denied permission to engage in congregate religious worship and prayer outside of his jail cell.

Walker v. Baldwin

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals case Walker v. Baldwin, representing Bruderhof, Sikh, and Muslim groups in defense of a devout Rastafarian.

Peltier v. Charter Day School

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting that certiorari be granted in Peltier v. Charter Day School.

Groff v. DeJoy

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in Groff v. DeJoy.

Thai Meditation Ass’n v. City of Mobile

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in support of the Thai Meditation Association of Alabama.

McNeary and Deaton v. Council for Better Education, et al

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus behalf of EdChoice Kentucky, which represents a broad coalition supporting parental choice.

Smith v. Ward

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief to assert that all people — including those who are incarcerated — have a fundamental right to live according to their religious beliefs.

Columbus City School District et al. v. State of Ohio

Public school districts in Ohio attempted to challenge the constitutionality of the longstanding EdChoice Scholarship Program, which allows religious schools to participate.

Morris v. Centura Health

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief at the Colorado Court of Appeals on behalf of the Catholic Medical Association and Coptic Medical Association of North America.

Kennedy v. Bremerton Sch. Dist.

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in support of private religious exercise and expression in public schools.

Payne-Elliott v. Archdiocese of Indianapolis

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Los Angeles of Lebanon and the Orthodox Church in America.

Shavelson v. California Department of Health Care Services

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief opposing an effort to expand California’s physician-assisted suicide law to include euthanasia.

Shurtleff v. Boston

This case asks the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that government officials may not exclude religious expression from the public square.

Ramirez v. Collier

The Houston Chronicle published an editorial written by John Meiser, supervising attorney of the Religious Liberty Clinic, and Thomas Hellenbrand, a former ND Law student.

Gordon College v. DeWeese-Boyd

The Religious Liberty Initiative filed the amicus brief on behalf of two Catholic institutions of higher education that directly integrate their faith into all their educational programs.

Carson v. Makin

The Religious Liberty Initiative filed amicus briefs in Carson v. Makin, which challenges Maine’s exclusion of religious schools from Maine's educational tuition assistance program.

Apache Stronghold v. United States of America

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in favor of religious liberty protections for Oak Flat, an Indigenous sacred site in Arizona being threatened with destruction.

Agudath Isr. of Am. v. Cuomo

The Religious Liberty Clinic filed briefs representing Muslim organizations and scholars in defense of Jewish groups who have been shut down by COVID-19 closures in New York City.