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Bookmark or Share- Court protects Jewish school’s freedom to choose faithful ... - BecketBecket’s brief explained which kinds of claims fall under the ministerial exception, a legal protection that ensures that religious groups can select and govern their ministers free from any government interference.
- United States of America v. State of Texas - BecketThe federal government filed a lawsuit challenging the Order and, on August 12, 2021, Becket filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case on behalf of Catholic Charities, asking the court to block the Order and protect Catholic Charities’ ministry, the health and safety of the migrants they serve, and the local McAllen community.
- Holt v. Payne - BecketIn 2011, Gregory Holt, an inmate in an Arkansas state prison, sued for his right to grow a beard in accordance with his Muslim faith. Defended by Becket and Professor Douglas Laycock of the University of Virginia Law School, Holt won his case unanimously at the Supreme Court under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization - BecketOn July 27, 2021, Becket filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Dobbs, arguing that the Court should replace the Roe framework, thereby relieving the heavy burden imposed on religious liberty by abortion proxy wars, and opening the door to more productive solutions to religious liberty conflicts related to abortion.
- Patterson v. Walgreens - BecketIn 2018, Mr. Patterson appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Becket asked the Court to protect Mr. Patterson and the right of Americans of all faiths to live and work according to one’s religious beliefs, which includes a longstanding practice central to many faiths: observance of the Sabbath.
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