First Amendment Law
First Amendment Law – Religious Liberties Brief Bank
Appellate Briefs
- The Summit Church-Homestead Heights Baptist Church v. Chatam Co.
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- March 30, 2026
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause, RLUIPA
- Damon Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, et al.
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- September 3, 2025
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause, RLUIPA
- First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v Matthew Platkin
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- August 28, 2025
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause, Establishment Clause, Free Speech Clause, Freedom of Association
- St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- March 12, 2025
- Issues: Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause
- Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc, et al. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, et al.
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- February 3, 2025
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause, Establishment Clause
- Bethesda University, et al. v. Seungje Cho, et al.
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- December 12, 2024
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause, Establishment Clause
- Genter Drummond v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board
- Oklahoma Supreme Court
- Amicus Brief
- January 8, 2024
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause, Establishment Clause
- Loffman v. California Department of Education
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- November 1, 2023
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause
- Markel v. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- October 19, 2023
- Issues: Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause
- Speech First, Inc. v. Sands
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- September 18, 2023
- Issues: Free Speech Clause
- Nuñez v. Wolf (Opening Brief, Reply Brief, Supplemental Letter Brief)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Merits Brief
- April 17, 2023
- Issues: RLUIPA
- The Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia v. Belya
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- March 31, 2023
- Issues: Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause
- Chernetsky v. State of Nevada
- Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections & Public Safety
- Walker v. Baldwin
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- October 26, 2022
- Issues: RLUIPA
- Young Israel of Tampa, Inc. v. Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- September 14, 2022
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause
- Belya v. Kapral
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- September 7, 2022
- Issues: Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause
- Davis v. Wigen
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- May 2, 2022
- Issues: RFRA, RLUIPA
- Catlett v. Washington
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- April 21, 2022
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause
- Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- March 2, 2022
- Issues: Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause, Free Speech Clause
- Alive Church of the Nazarene, Inc. v. Prince William County, Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- February 14, 2022
- Issues: RLUIPA
- Speech First, Inc. v. Sands
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- January 18, 2022
- Issues: Free Speech Clause
- Brach v. Newsom
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- January 12, 2022
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause
- Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- October 14, 2021
- Issues: Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause, Free Speech Clause
- Ramirez v. Collier
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- September 27, 2021
- Issues: RLUIPA
- Carson v. Makin
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- September 10, 2021
- Issues: Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause
- Belya v. Kapral
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- September 7, 2021
- Issues: Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause
- Brach v. Newsom
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- September 7, 2021
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause
- Johnson v. Baker
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- June 8, 2021
- Issues: RLUIPA
- The Redeemed Christian Church of God (Victory Temple) Bowie, Maryland v. Prince George’s County, Maryland
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- March 22, 2021
- Issues: RLUIPA
- Canaan Christian Church v. Montgomery County, Maryland
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- March 15, 2021
- Issues: RLUIPA
- Tap Philam Coahuiltecan Nation v. Alamo Trust, Inc.
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- March 12, 2021
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause
- Mast v. County of Fillmore
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- March 5, 2021
- Issues: RLUIPA
- Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- December 10, 2020
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause
- Danville Christian Academy, Inc. v. Beshear
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- December 4, 2020
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause
- Agudath Israel of America v. Cuomo
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- November 20, 2020
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause
- Sims v. Inch
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- June 15, 2020
- Issues: RLUIPA
- Spirit of Aloha Temple v. County of Maui
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Amicus Brief
- March 6, 2020
- Issues: RLUIPA
- Tanzin v. Tanvir
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- February 12, 2020
- Issues: RFRA
- Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Amicus Brief
- February 10, 2020
- Issues: Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause
- Christian Mission John 316 v. Passaic City
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Amicus Brief
- February 24, 2020
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause, Freedom of Association
Trial Court Briefs
- St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Indianapolis, Inc. v. Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission (Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Dismiss)
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- April 6, 2026
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause, Establishment Clause, RLUIPA
- Charles Weems, IV, et al v. Association of Related Churches, et al (Amicus Brief)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- September 29, 2025
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause, Establishment Clause
- Marvin Owens v. Gary Schuette et al. (Amicus Brief in Support of Appellant)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- April 22, 2025
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause, RLUIPA
- Bolden-Hardge v. Office of the CA State Controller et al. (Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff)
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- April 9, 2025
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause
- Chabad Lubavitch of the Beaches, Inc. v. Incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach (Complaint, Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion by Order to Show Cause for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction)
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- July 14, 2022
- Issues: Equal Protection Clause, Free Exercise Clause, RLUIPA, Takings Clause
- Capital Christian Center v. California Interscholastic Federation (Complaint, Memo in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Opposition to Motion to Dismiss, Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction)
- United States District Court Eastern District of California Sacramento
- April 17, 2022
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause
- Fryer v. Newsom (Complaint, Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of in Motion of Preliminary Injunction, Supplemental Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction)
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- August 17, 2020
- Issues: Due Process Clause, Free Exercise Clause
Public Advocacy and Articles
- “COVID-19 versus the First Amendment,” Daily Journal, January 22, 2021
- Issues: Free Exercise Clause