574 U.S. 352 (2015) Cited 1,172 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding beard searches address prison's safety concerns in context of religious discrimination claim under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 ("RLUIPA")
494 U.S. 872 (1990) Cited 2,307 times 36 Legal Analyses
Holding that the limitation articulated in Sherbert v. Verner, 374 U.S. 398-i.e., that governmental actions that substantially burden a religious practice must be justified by a compelling governmental interest-does not apply to neutral, generally applicable laws
530 U.S. 703 (2000) Cited 1,322 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding content neutral a ban on "picketing," "demonstrating," "protest, education, or counseling" even though it may require the government "to review the content of the statements made"
561 U.S. 1 (2010) Cited 905 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that there was a credible risk of enforcement because about 150 people had been previously charged with violating the relevant statue- several for violating the statutory terms at issue in that case
573 U.S. 682 (2014) Cited 782 times 50 Legal Analyses
Holding that regulation at issue created a "substantial burden" under RFRA because the governmental action threatened penalties against religiously adherent employers who refused to provide contraceptive care as part of their heath provision plans, and therefore involved "coercion"
508 U.S. 520 (1993) Cited 1,586 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"
42 U.S.C. § 2000bb Cited 1,569 times 18 Legal Analyses
Finding that in Smith, "the Supreme Court virtually eliminated the requirement that the government justify burdens on religious exercise imposed by laws neutral toward religion"