| 25-978 |
Adrianna Kondilis, et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois |
Seventh Circuit |
2026-02-18 |
Pending |
Response Waived |
discovery due-process first-amendment pretext religious-discrimination title-vii |
1. Whether the First, Second, Third, and Tenth Circuits are correct that courts must permit discovery when public employees allege the government's st… |
| 25-6058 |
Raymond E. Lumsden v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, et al. |
Fifth Circuit |
2025-11-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
equal-protection establishment-clause first-amendment prison-ministry religious-discrimination rluipa |
1. Does.Texas' Partnership With The 'Heart'Of Texas College
Of Ministry, A Solely Christian-Based Organization Housed
And Operated On A Texas Prison… |
| 25-394 |
Beit Ha Kavod v. City of Canton, Ohio |
Ohio |
2025-10-02 |
Denied |
|
building-codes constitutional-rights first-amendment free-exercise-clause municipal-law religious-discrimination |
The question presented is whether a municipality enforcing building codes violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United State… |
| 25-261 |
Christine Asing v. Hawaii Government Employees Association - AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO |
Ninth Circuit |
2025-09-05 |
Denied |
|
grievance-procedure labor-organization mcdonnell-douglas prima-facie-case religious-discrimination title-vii |
1. Whether a labor organization violates Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it refuses to pursue
grievances based on religious objection… |
| 25-5270 |
Lawrence Newman, et ux. v. Heritage Village West Condominium Association, Inc., et al. |
Florida |
2025-08-05 |
Denied |
IFP |
constitutional-rights due-process foreclosure-litigation judicial-misconduct nonprofit-status religious-discrimination |
1. HVW 'S religious discrimination against Jews in HVW 's foreclosure litigation, facilitated by prejudicial judicial insurrection and non-enforcement… |
| 25-126 |
Michael Kane, et al. v. City of New York, New York, et al. |
Second Circuit |
2025-08-01 |
Denied |
Amici (2)Relisted (2) |
accommodation first-amendment religious-discrimination strict-scrutiny title-vii undue-hardship |
Whether strict scrutiny applies to a discretionary religious-accommodation scheme that turns on whether individuals follow organized religion and whet… |
| 24-7510 |
Beit Ha Kavod v. City of Canton, Ohio |
Ohio |
2025-06-26 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
building-codes constitutional-law first-amendment free-exercise-clause municipal-regulation religious-discrimination |
The question presented is whether a municipality enforcing building codes violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United State… |
| 24-931 |
Laurie Ann DeVore v. University of Kentucky Board of Trustees |
Sixth Circuit |
2025-02-27 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
accommodation-process religious-discrimination sincerely-held-beliefs title-vii totality-of-circumstances undue-hardship |
1. Whether the dispute of sincerely held religious beliefs should be evaluated under a Totality of Circumstances test that resolves the dispute, not b… |
| 24-733 |
Daniel Snyder v. Arconic, Corp., a Delaware Corporation, et al. |
Eighth Circuit |
2025-01-13 |
Denied |
Amici (2)Response Waived |
abercrombie-standard accommodation employment-law prima-facie-case religious-discrimination title-vii |
Whether an employee's sincere religious belief or practice, without more, establishes a prima facie case under Abercrombie. |
| 24-558 |
Jeremy Ray Morris, et ux. v. West Hayden Estates First Addition Homeowners Association, Inc. |
Ninth Circuit |
2024-11-19 |
Denied |
|
fair-housing-act hostile-environment jury-trial religious-discrimination rule-50b seventh-amendment |
We are somewhat hesitant to bring up the fact that some of our residents are non-Christians (avowed atheists) or people of another faith and we don't … |
| 24-396 |
St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Gentner Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma |
Oklahoma |
2024-10-09 |
Judgment Issued |
Relisted (3) |
charter-schools establishment-clause free-exercise-clause pedagogical-choice religious-discrimination state-action |
1. Whether the academic and pedagogical choices of a privately owned and run school constitute state action simply because it contracts with the state… |
| 24-394 |
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board, et al. v. Gentner Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma |
Oklahoma |
2024-10-09 |
Judgment Issued |
Amici (2)Relisted (3) |
charter-schools educational-rights establishment-clause free-exercise-clause religious-discrimination state-action |
This Court has "repeatedly held that a State violates the Free Exercise Clause when it excludes religious observers from otherwise available public be… |
| 24-261 |
Ammar A. Idlibi v. Mary-Margret D. Burgdorff, Judge, Middlesex Judicial District, et al. |
Second Circuit |
2024-09-09 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
constitutional-exception discrimination-claim judicial-immunity parental-rights racial-animus religious-discrimination |
Whether there should be constitutional exceptions to the immunities that shield judges from discrimination claims in the administration of justice. |
| 24A145 |
Ronald Hittle v. City of Stockton, California, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2024-08-07 |
Presumed Complete |
|
bostock-standard but-for-causation mcdonnell-douglas-framework religious-discrimination summary-judgment title-vii |
1. This case raises an important issue regarding the summary judgment standard in Title VII actions after Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 590 U.S.… |
| 24-48 |
Dan Giurca v. Bon Secours Charity Health System, et al. |
Second Circuit |
2024-07-16 |
Denied |
|
employment-agreement employment-discrimination religious-accommodation religious-discrimination sincerely-held-beliefs title-vii undue-hardship |
Title VII makes it an unlawful "for an employer . . . to fail or refuse to hire . . . any individual . . . because of such individual's . . . religion… |
| 23-7785 |
Jared Pierce Sanchez v. Brown University, et al. |
First Circuit |
2024-06-24 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
academic-exclusion civil-rights covid-19-mandate equal-protection first-amendment fourteenth-amendment free-exercise public-hospitals religious-discrimination |
1) Whether the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the
District Court erred in dismissing Mr. Sanchez 's claims of
religious discrimination, harassment… |
| 23A1078 |
Mark Bochra v. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
Seventh Circuit |
2024-06-03 |
Presumed Complete |
|
first-amendment government-endorsement ihra-definition judicial-mandamus religious-discrimination viewpoint-discrimination |
Question not identified. |
| 23-7368 |
Denise J. Johnson v. Mark Witcher |
Eighth Circuit |
2024-05-02 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
civil-rights employment employment-termination first-amendment religious-discrimination retaliation sabbath-observance title-vii workplace-retaliation |
The United States District Court Western District of Arkansas and the United
States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, refused to hear Denise Johnson'… |
| 23-837 |
Casey Campbell v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. |
Fifth Circuit |
2024-02-05 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2) |
de-novo-review federal-employee first-amendment judicial-admissions qualified-immunity religious-discrimination title-vii workplace |
1. Are employer statements on religious dis crimination that are included in the complaint and
admitted in the answer binding judicial admissions in … |
| 23-6416 |
Carla Slater v. Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2024-01-05 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
civil-rights conspiracy employment-discrimination first-amendment fraud government-agencies religious-discrimination retaliation statute-of-limitations title-vii |
1. Whether Title VII violations and retaliation claims are isolated events confined to the date they occurred when they are part of a conspiracy and f… |
| 23-203 |
Missouri Department of Corrections v. Jean Finney |
Missouri |
2023-09-05 |
Denied |
Amici (3)Relisted (9) |
batson-challenge civil-rights equal-protection fourteenth-amendment jury-selection religious-beliefs religious-discrimination structural-error voir-dire |
During voir dire in an employment-discrimination suit involving a lesbian plaintiff, plaintiffs attorney asked several questions about whether jurors … |
| 23-5126 |
Farkhan Mahmood Shah v. American Airlines, Inc., et al. |
Third Circuit |
2023-07-18 |
Denied |
IFP |
arbitration civil-rights collective-bargaining diversity-jurisdiction due-process employment employment-discrimination first-amendment misrepresentation religious-discrimination summary-judgment |
1. Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit erred by explicitly relying on American Airlines ' misrepresentation of the terms … |
| 21-8113 |
Toya Gibson v. Wayfair, Incorporated |
Fifth Circuit |
2022-06-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
disability-discrimination disability-rights employment-discrimination family-medical-leave-act fmla-violation genetic-information-discrimination genetic-information-nondiscrimination-act religious-accommodation religious-discrimination wrongful-termination |
The treatment in the adverse action of a wrongful termination in response to my dental disability, using the genetic information pertaining to my Pare… |
| 21-1429 |
Zhang Jingrong, et al. v. Chinese Anti-Cult World Alliance, Inc., et al. |
Second Circuit |
2022-05-10 |
Denied |
Amici (4) |
civil-rights constitutional-law first-amendment free-speech legislative-history place-of-worship religious-discrimination religious-freedom statutory-interpretation |
Whether the statutory text and First Amendment
permit FACEA's protections from violence at a "place
of religious worship" to apply only to places reli… |
| 21-1416 |
Christopher Orr v. Christian Brothers High School, Inc., et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-05-04 |
Denied |
|
civil-rights employment-discrimination employment-law first-amendment ministerial-exception racial-discrimination religious-discrimination religious-freedom title-vii |
After alleging that his immediate supervisor, the President of his Catholic high school, invoked racist stereotypes against Black people and other per… |
| 21-5926 |
Rimma Kunik v. New York City Department of Education, et al. |
Second Circuit |
2021-10-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP |
age-discrimination burden-of-proof civil-rights discrimination discriminatory-intent employment employment-discrimination religious-discrimination standard-of-review workload-comparison workplace-harassment |
1. Quotes in the Order (p.6'4-7; p.9-8-13)issued by the Court of Appeal on 5/13/2021
such as "Kunik did not allege any overt discrimination (emphasis … |
| 21-5643 |
Kaon-Jabbar East El v. United Parcel Service, Inc. |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-09-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
civil-rights due-process employment-discrimination judicial-bias judicial-ethics race-classification religious-accommodation religious-discrimination standing title-vii |
In Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress generally prohibited private employers from discriminating against an individual "because of su… |
| 20-1794 |
Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches, et al. v. Department of the Navy, et al. |
District of Columbia |
2021-06-23 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
access-to-courts chaplain-selection civil-rights due-process equal-protection establishment-clause government-neutrality religious-discrimination standing |
The First question presented is whether the Navy's grant of unbridled power to reject Non-denominational chaplains to serving as chaplain selection bo… |
| 20-6978 |
Chaka LeChar Castro v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2021-01-28 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-law criminal-statute due-process ethnic-targeting evidence evidence-sufficiency hate-crime hate-crimes religious-discrimination sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
I.
Whether sufficient evidence supported Petitioner's convictions under 18 U.S.C.
§ 924(c) for counts three, five, seven and nine of the Second Supers… |
| 20-6595 |
Clara Lewis Brockington v. Salem United Methodist Church, et al. |
Fourth Circuit |
2020-12-10 |
Rehearing |
Relisted (2)IFP |
baptism baptismal-practices church-membership civil-rights discrimination due-process pastoral-authority procedural-fairness religious-discrimination united-methodist-church |
1/ Why was my membership terminated from Salem United Methodist Church when other members of this church got baptized outside of Salem United Methodis… |
| 20-569 |
Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church, et al. v. J. B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois |
Seventh Circuit |
2020-10-30 |
Denied |
Amici (5)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) |
content-based-restriction content-based-restrictions first-amendment free-exercise free-exercise-clause jacobson-v-massachusetts pandemic-exception religious-discrimination religious-gatherings strict-scrutiny |
(1) Whether the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from discriminating against religious gatherings by restricting t… |
| 20-340 |
Olga Paule Perrier-Bilbo v. United States, et al. |
First Circuit |
2020-09-15 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
civil-rights equal-protection establishment-clause first-amendment free-exercise freedom-of-religion government-endorsement religious-discrimination standing |
May the federal government continue to degrade Atheists from the equal rank of citizens by repeatedly, flagrantly, and facially lending its power to M… |
| 19-8497 |
Christopher Lyman v. Kansas |
Kansas |
2020-05-19 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
confrontation-clause criminal-defendant due-process expert-testimony first-amendment fourteenth-amendment medical-expert religious-discrimination sixth-amendment |
Whether a court can deny a criminal defendant his medical expert, who's expert testimony is critical to a material fact in dispute, and base this deni… |
| 19-725 |
JonMichael Guy v. Robert O. Lampert, Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections, et al. |
Wyoming |
2019-12-09 |
Denied |
Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) |
civil-rights clearly-established due-process first-amendment free-speech judicial-interpretation qualified-immunity religion-clauses religious-discrimination sincere-belief standing |
When a government official discriminates against a belief that is sincere and religious to the victim, and is therefore protected by the Religion Clau… |
| 19-6191 |
K. N., et ux. v. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services |
Montana |
2019-10-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP |
1st-amendment 5th-amendment civil-rights civil-rights-act-of-1964 constitutional-rights cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment due-process fifth-amendment freedom-of-religion parental-rights religious-discrimination self-incrimination state-action state-overreach |
1. Did the state's demands that the parents admit guilt violate their Constitutional rights under the 5th Amendment?
Note: Both the Treatment Plan an… |
| 19-5841 |
Shahram Shakouri v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, et al. |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-09-06 |
Denied |
IFP |
due-process first-amendment fourteenth-amendment free-exercise free-exercise-clause masterpiece-cakeshop religious-discrimination religious-hostility religious-neutrality scriptural-interpretation thirteenth-amendment |
Whether district court's lack of religious neutrality violated Petitioner's right to the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment or Free Exercise Cla… |
| 19-123 |
Sharonell Fulton, et al. v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2019-07-25 |
Judgment Issued |
Amici (87)Relisted (7) |
circuit-split civil-rights discrimination employment-division-v-smith first-amendment foster-care free-exercise general-applicability government-neutrality neutral-and-generally-applicable neutral-laws religious-discrimination religious-liberty unconstitutional-conditions |
The City of Philadelphia chose to exclude a religious agency from the City's foster care system unless the agency agreed to act and speak in a manner … |
| 18-9598 |
James W. Guy v. Ohio |
Ohio |
2019-06-11 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment first-amendment fourteenth-amendment free-speech jury-bias jury-selection prejudice religion religious-discrimination religious-freedom sixth-amendment |
Did the trial court violate a Muslim defendant's Constitutional Rights under the First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitut… |
| 18-1112 |
Alvin S. Kanofsky v. Bethlehem Area School District |
Pennsylvania |
2019-02-26 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
article-v bill-of-rights civil-liberties civil-rights constitutional-rights discrimination due-process equal-protection freedom-of-speech government-action religion religious-discrimination takings taxation taxation-dispute |
Was Kanofsky denied Due Process, as required in Article V of the Bill of Rights?
Was Kanofsky being discriminated against in the legal proceedings be… |
| 18-1007 |
Assem A. Abulkhair v. Google LLC, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2019-02-01 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
abuse-of-discretion civil-procedure civil-rights due-process email-privacy federal-rules-of-civil-procedure fourth-amendment judicial-recusal law-enforcement-overreach privacy-rights recusal religious-discrimination search-and-seizure search-warrant standing |
Whether the District Judge has the authority to dismiss suit while his/her recusal remains pending and his/her disqualification and impartiality comes… |
| 18-7283 |
Angel Bartlett v. Kalamazoo County Community Mental Health Board, et al. |
Sixth Circuit |
2019-01-08 |
Denied |
IFP |
civil-rights corrective-programs discriminatory-practices due-process false-imprisonment false-reporting false-reports mental-health mental-health-confinement probate religious-discrimination torture-allegations weapons-of-mass-destruction |
IS it illegal or wrongful for Community Mental Health to be holding Angel Bartlett in corrective programs even when there is no open probate to hold A… |
| 18-365 |
The Presbyterian Church in Morristown, et al. v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, et al. |
New Jersey |
2018-09-20 |
Denied |
Relisted (6) |
church-state-separation constitutional-rights establishment-clause free-exercise free-exercise-clause free-speech government-funding government-grants historic-preservation religious-discrimination religious-neutrality standing status-use-distinction |
Does the categorical exclusion of active houses of worship from a competitive government grant program advancing the secular interest of historic pres… |