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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noreste v. Noem

6:25-cv-00699 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: April 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

This is a case about community and religious groups challenging the removal of “sensitive locations” protections for immigration enforcement. On April 28, 2025, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noreste (PCUN) and several faith and community organizations filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Under the First Amendment, Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and Administrative Procedure Act, the plaintiffs sued the Department of Homeland Security and…

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

PRISON CONDITIONS
Holt v. Payne

5:19-cv-00081 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: March 1, 2019

Case Ongoing

This case concerns allegations of failure to accommodate the religious practices of three Muslim people incarcerated by the Arkansas Department of Corrections (“ADC”) through policies on religious services and headdresses. Represented by CAIR Legal Defense Fund, Plaintiffs filed suit on March 1, 2019, against various named ADC employees in their official and individual capacities in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The complaint alleged violations of the First Amend…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Chasin v. District of Columbia

1:05-cv-01792 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Sept. 9, 2005

Case Ongoing

This case was one of two that challenged D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (DC Fire) rules prohibiting beards and long hair under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).  The plaintiffs, a group of DC Fire employees with religious convictions prohibiting them from shaving their beards, brought this lawsuit against the District of Columbia in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on September 9, 2005. The plaintiffs challenged a DC Fire rule which required …

Injunction Granted

Reversed

SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius

5:12-cv-01000 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Sept. 12, 2012

Closed Date: Sept. 4, 2014

This case was about whether private companies were entitled to a religious exception to covering emergency contraception under the Affordable Care Act. Please note that this case was previously titled Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores. Sylvia Burwell was automatically substituted as petitioner when she was approved by the U.S. Senate as the Secretary of Health and Human Services after being nominated by President Barack Obama to replace Kathleen Sebelius following Sebelius' resignation on Apr. 10,…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Williams v. Harry

1:23-cv-00037 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Feb. 17, 2023

Case Ongoing

This case challenged a Pennsylvania prison policy which said that faith-based religious groups could not purchase food items from outside vendors for religious feasts.  The plaintiff, a prisoner at Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution- Albion (SCIA) who proceeded in forma pauperis, filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on February 17, 2023. The plaintiff sought to prevent the actin…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
State of Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services

8:24-cv-01080 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: May 6, 2024

Closed Date: April 9, 2025

This lawsuit is one of several challenging a US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule interpreting the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity. This lawsuit was filed on May 6, 2024, by the state of Florida, several state agencies, and the Catholic Medical Association. The plaintiffs sued HHS and various sub-departments under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), alleging that the rule exceeded HHS's statutory authority and was arbitrary a…
HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Catholic Benefits Association v. Burrows

1:24-cv-00142 | U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota

Filed Date: July 24, 2024

Case Ongoing

This lawsuit challenged the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act's requirement that employers provide reasonable accommodations for employees experiencing limitations relating to abortion. On July 24, 2024, the Catholic Benefits Association and the Bismarck Diocese (collectively, “CBA”) sued the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (collectively, “EEOC”) in the United States District Court for the District of N…
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS/CONTRACTING
Parents for Privacy v. Sessions

3:17-cv-01813 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Nov. 13, 2017

Closed Date: Dec. 11, 2020

This case is a challenge to an Oregon school’s policy of allowing transgender students to use the restroom that aligned with their gender identity, claiming that it violated the rights of cisgender students and parents. On November 13, 2017, Parents for Privacy, Parents Rights in Education, and a few private plaintiffs on behalf of their children (collectively, “Parents for Privacy”) sued Dallas School District No. 2, Oregon Department of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction for …
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Zubik v. Burwell [II]

2:13-cv-01459 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Oct. 9, 2013

Closed Date: Oct. 20, 2017

This case is one of the many filed in federal district courts across the country by non-profit Catholic organizations challenging the ACA's system for ensuring that employee health insurance covers birth control. Specifically, the plaintiffs objected to notifying the government or their health insurer that they were claiming a religious exemption from the ACA regulation's mandatory insurance coverage for contraception. The current regulatory accommodation allows religious organizations who obje…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Persico v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-00303 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Oct. 8, 2013

Closed Date: Oct. 20, 2017

On October 8, 2013, three Catholic non-profit 501(c)(3)s and a trustee for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of Treasury, and their respective Secretaries in their official capacities. Plaintiffs sued under the Administrative Procedure Act, the Declaratory Judgment Act, and Religious Freedom R…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Reversed