Religion and Public Schools
Tamer Mahmoud v. Monifa McKnight
On October 30, 2023, the ACLU and ACLU of Maryland filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in its efforts to ensure that its English curriculum is LGBTQ-inclusive.
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19 Religion and Public Schools Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2011
Religion and Public Schools
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act may be constitutionally applied to a religious school's retaliatory firing of a teacher terminated for reasons unrelated to religion.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2011
Religion and Public Schools
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act may be constitutionally applied to a religious school's retaliatory firing of a teacher terminated for reasons unrelated to religion.
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2011
Religion and Public Schools
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn
Whether Arizona’s use of tax credits funneled through state-certified and state-supervised non-profits to award student scholarships based on religious criteria and for use in religious schools violates the Establishment Clause.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2011
Religion and Public Schools
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn
Whether Arizona’s use of tax credits funneled through state-certified and state-supervised non-profits to award student scholarships based on religious criteria and for use in religious schools violates the Establishment Clause.
Florida
Aug 2009
Religion and Public Schools
Does v. School Board for Santa Rosa County, Florida
In August 2008, the ACLU'S Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief and the ACLU of Florida filed suit on behalf of two students at Pace High School in the Santa Rosa County School District in Florida, charging that school district officials have used their governmental positions to promote their personal religious beliefs throughout district schools.
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Florida
Aug 2009
Religion and Public Schools
Does v. School Board for Santa Rosa County, Florida
In August 2008, the ACLU'S Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief and the ACLU of Florida filed suit on behalf of two students at Pace High School in the Santa Rosa County School District in Florida, charging that school district officials have used their governmental positions to promote their personal religious beliefs throughout district schools.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 1997
Religion and Public Schools
Agostini v. Felton
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