HOME > First Amendment Library > Freedom of Religion Cases > Freedom of Religion Cases Free Exercise Clause Supreme Court Cases Cases organized by subheading Chronological list of cases Animal Sacrifice Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. Hialeah (1993) Bigamy Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints v. United States (1890) Davis v. Beason (1890) Reynolds v. United States (1878) Blue Laws Braunfeld v. Brown (1961) McGowan v. Maryland (1961) Charitable Solicitation Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940) Douglas v. City of Jeannette (1943) Follett v. Town of McCormick (1944) Jamison v. State of Texas (1943) Jones v. City of Opelika (1943) overruled by Jones v. City of Opelika (II) (1943) Jones v. City of Opelika (II) (1943) Largent v. Texas (1943) Murdock v. Pennsylvania (1943) Prince v. Massachusetts (1944) Tucker v. Texas (1946) United States v. Ballard (1944) Child Labor Prince v. Massachusetts (1944) Church Property Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints v. United States (1890) City of Boerne v. Flores (1997) Civil Rights Bob Jones University v. United States (1983) Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints v. Amos (1987) Douglas v. City of Jeannette (1943) Estate of Thornton v. Caldor (1985) College Organizations Locke v. Davey (2004) Compulsory Education Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) overruled by West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) Conscientious Objectors Clay v. United States (1971) Gillette v. United States (1971) In re Summers (1945) Johnson v. Robison (1974) United States v. Seeger (1965) Welsh v. United States (1970) Direct/Indirect Burdens Sherbert v. Verner (1963) Thomas v. Review Board (1981) Distribution of Religious Literature Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940) Douglas v. City of Jeannette (1943) Follett v. Town of McCormick (1944) Jimmy Swaggart Ministries v. Board of Equal. (1990) Jones v. City of Opelika (1943) overruled by Jones v. City of Opelika (II) (1943) Jones v. City of Opelika (II) (1943) Largent v. Texas (1943) Murdock v. Pennsylvania (1943) Prince v. Massachusetts (1944) Tucker v. Texas (1946) United States v. Ballard (1944) Employment Discrimination Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints v. Amos (1987) Employment Division v. Smith (1988) Frazee v. Illinois Dept. of Employment Security (1989) Hobbie v. Unemployment Commission (1987) Thomas v. Review Board (1981) Torcaso v. Watkins (1961) Flag Salute West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) Government Benefits Bowen v. Roy (1986) Employment Division v. Smith (1988) Employment Division v. Smith (II) (1990) Johnson v. Robison (1974) Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association (1988) Handbills/Leaflets/Pamphlets Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940) Douglas v. City of Jeannette (1943) Jamison v. State of Texas (1943) Jones v. City of Opelika (1943) overruled by Jones v. City of Opelika (II) (1943) Jones v. City of Opelika (II) (1943) Murdock v. Pennsylvania (1943) Prince v. Massachusetts (1944) Jehovah Witnesses Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940) Douglas v. City of Jeannette (1943) Follett v. Town of McCormick (1944) Jones v. City of Opelika (1943) overruled by Jones v. City of Opelika (II) (1943) Jones v. City of Opelika (II) (1943) Largent v. Texas (1943) Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) overruled by West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) Murdock v. Pennsylvania (1943) Poulos v. New Hampshire (1953) Prince v. Massachusetts (1944) Thomas v. Review Board (1981) Tucker v. Texas (1946) West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) Labor Lyng v. International Union, UAW (1988) NLRB v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago (1979) Tony & Susan Alamo Foundation v. Secretary of Labor (1985) Licenses to Conduct Religious Ceremonies Poulos v. New Hampshire (1953) Licenses/Permits for Sale of Religious Literature Douglas v. City of Jeannette (1943) Follett v. Town of McCormick (1944) Jones v. City of Opelika (1943) overruled by Jones v. City of Opelika (II) (1943) Jones v. City of Opelika (II) (1943) Largent v. Texas (1943) Murdock v. Pennsylvania (1943) Mail Fraud United States v. Ballard (1944) Military Clay v. United States (1971) Gillette v. United States (1971) Goldman v. Weinberger (1986) United States v. Seeger (1965) Welsh v. United States (1970) Non-Discrimination Bob Jones University v. United States (1983) Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) overruled by West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) Oaths (public office) Torcaso v. Watkins (1961) Overruled Cases Jones v. City of Opelika (1943) overruled by Jones v. City of Opelika (II) (1943) Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) overruled by West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) Parent/Guardian Rights Prince v. Massachusetts (1944) Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) Pledge of Allegiance Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) overruled by West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) Polygamy Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints v. United States (1890) Davis v. Beason (1890) Reynolds v. United States (1878) Preferred Position Follett v. Town of McCormick (1944) Poulos v. New Hampshire (1953) Prince v. Massachusetts (1944) Prisoners’ Rights Cruz v. Beto (1972) O'Lone v. Shabazz (1987) Public Colleges Widmar v. Vincent (1981) Public Office McDaniel v. Paty (1978) Public Schools Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) overruled by West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) Freedom of Religion Board of Education v. Allen (1968) Religious Discrimination Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints v. Amos (1987) Religious Drug Use Employment Division v. Smith (1988) Employment Division v. Smith (II) (1990) Religious Fraud United States v. Ballard (1944) Religious Garb Goldman v. Weinberger (1986) Religious Schools NLRB v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago (1979) Religious Tests McDaniel v. Paty (1978) Torcaso v. Watkins (1961) Ritual Sacrifices (of animals) Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. Hialeah (1993) Sabbath Day Braunfeld v. Brown (1961) Estate of Thornton v. Caldor (1985) Frazee v. Illinois Dept. of Employment Security (1989) Hobbie v. Unemployment Commission (1987) McGowan v. Maryland (1961) Sherbert v. Verner (1963) Sacred Sites Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association (1988) Schools Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) overruled by West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) NLRB v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago (1979) West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) Social Security Number Requirement Bowen v. Roy (1986) Social Security Taxes United States v. Lee (1982) Standing Jones v. City of Opelika (1943) overruled by Jones v. City of Opelika (II) (1943) McGowan v. Maryland (1961) Welsh v. United States (1970) Taxation and Tax Exemption Bob Jones University v. United States (1983) Jimmy Swaggart Ministries v. Board of Equal. (1990) United States v. Lee (1982) Unemployment Compensation Employment Division v. Smith (1988) Employment Division v. Smith (II) (1990) Frazee v. Illinois Dept. of Employment Security (1989) Hobbie v. Unemployment Commission (1987) Sherbert v. Verner (1963) Thomas v. Review Board (1981) Universities Bob Jones University v. United States (1983) Widmar v. Vincent (1981) University Facilities Widmar v. Vincent (1981) Vouchers Locke v. Davey (2004) Welfare Bowen v. Roy (1986) Lyng v. 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