508 U.S. 520 (1993) Cited 1,584 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that to survive strict scrutiny, a challenged action must be "justified by a compelling governmental interest and . . . narrowly tailored to advance that interest"
555 U.S. 460 (2009) Cited 689 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that a government adopted donated monument because it "took ownership of that monument and put it on permanent display in a park that it owns and manages"
450 U.S. 707 (1981) Cited 1,699 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that "it is not within the judicial function and judicial competence to inquire whether the petitioner or [another member of his faith] more correctly perceived the commands of their common faith," because "[c]ourts are not arbiters of scriptural interpretation"