Hague v. Congress of Industrial Organizations, 307 U.S. 496; 59 S. Ct. 954; 83 L. Ed. 1423 (1939) Facts—This case involved the validity of an ordinance of Jersey City that prohibited assemblies “in or upon public streets, highways, public works,…
DeJonge v. Oregon, 299 U.S. 353; 57 S. Ct. 255; 81 L. Ed. 278 (1937) Facts—DeJonge was indicted in Multnomah County, Oregon, for violating the criminal syndicalism law of the state, which criminalized advocacy of crime, physical violence, sabotage, or…
Gonzales v. Centro Espirita, 546 U.S. 418; 126 S. Ct. 1211; 163 L. Ed. 2d 1017 (2006) Facts—O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniano do Vegetal (UDV) is a Christian Spiritist sect based in Brazil with about 130 U.S. members. Members take…
Board of Regents v. Southworth, 529 U.S. 217; 120 S. Ct. 1346; 146 L. Ed. 2d 193 (2000) Facts—Students at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, challenge the expenditure of student activities fees in support of organizations that advocate a number…
Rosenberger v. University of Virginia, 515 U.S. 810; 115 S. Ct. 2510; 132 L. Ed. 2d 700 (1995) Facts—While providing funding through student activity fees for a variety of student groups, the University of Virginia denied such funding to Wide…
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah, 508 U.S. 520; 113 S. Ct. 2217; 124 L. Ed. 2d 472 (1993) Facts—The Santeria religion, a fusion of Roman Catholicism and native African religion chiefly developed in the Caribbean, practices…
Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872; 110 S. Ct. 1595; 108 L. Ed. 2d 876 (1990) Facts—Two drug rehabilitation counselors were fired from their jobs for ingesting peyote as part of the rituals…
Goldman v. Weinberger, 475 U.S. 503; 106 S. Ct. 1310; 89 L. Ed. 2d 478 (1986) Facts—The petitioner was an ordained Orthodox Jew and a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force. In uniform and on duty but in violation…
United States v. Lee, 455 U.S. 252; 102 S. Ct. 1051; 71 L. Ed. 2d 127 (1982) Facts—Lee, a member of the Old Order Amish, is a farmer and carpenter who, between 1970 and 1977, employed other Amish. He paid…
Welsh v. United States, 398 U.S. 333; 90 S. Ct. 1792; 26 L. Ed. 2d 308 (1970) Facts—Welsh was convicted in federal court for refusing to submit to induction into the armed forces, after his application for conscientious objector classification…