AMICUS BRIEFS


RFI works to advance religious freedom in culture, politics, and law. Filing friend-of-the-court, or amicus curiae, briefs is an important facet of that work. An amicus curiae brief is filed by a person or entity in a court case who is not a party to the case but who has an interest in the outcome.

The purpose of such a brief is to assist the court in making a just and wise decision. Amicus briefs encourage courts to see the case before them in a broader context. They differ from briefs filed by parties to the case in that they need not adhere strictly to legal arguments germane to the case, but may discuss broader policy concerns.

Although litigation is not RFI’s primary arena of work, RFI often files or joins amicus briefs in order to educate the courts about the broader context and implications for religious freedom of the cases before them.




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Bates v. Pakseresht

January 26, 2024
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Parents v. Montgomery County Board of Education 2

January 26, 2024
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McRaney v. North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention II

December 12, 2023
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Christian Healthcare Centers v. Nessel

October 26, 2023
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Parents Defending Educ. v. Olentangy Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ.

October 26, 2023
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Mahmoud v McKnight 2

October 26, 2023
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Missouri Department of Corrections v. Finney

October 6, 2023
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Hittle v. City of Stockton

September 25, 2023
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Mahmoud v. McKnight

September 8, 2023
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Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industrial Review Commission

June 23, 2023
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Jarrard v. Sheriff of Polk County

May 26, 2023
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Scardina v. Masterpiece Cakeshop 

April 28, 2023
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Tingley v. Ferguson

April 28, 2023
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Jaramillo Sandoval v. la Universidad Nacional de Colombia

April 28, 2023
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Chernetsky v. Nevada

April 28, 2023
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Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia v. Belya

April 28, 2023
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Groff v. DeJoy II

April 28, 2023
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Faith Bible International v. Tucker

April 28, 2023
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Foote v. Ludlow School Commitee

March 31, 2023
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Apache Stronghold v. United States

January 20, 2023
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Parents v. Montgomery County Board of Education

December 2, 2022
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Parents Defending Education v. Linn-Mar Community School District

November 10, 2022
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Charter Day School, Inc. v. Bonnie Peltier

October 21, 2022
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Billard v. Charlotte Catholic High School

October 7, 2022
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Smith v. Ward

September 29, 2022
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Groff v. DeJoy

September 29, 2022
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303 Creative LLC v. Elenis

June 3, 2022
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Kennedy v. Bremerton

March 22, 2022
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Green Haven Preparative Meeting v. New York State Department of Corrections

February 22, 2022
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Starkey v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis and Roncalli High School

January 14, 2022
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City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Texas, Inc.

September 29, 2021
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Freedom from Religious Foundation v. Mack

September 29, 2021
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Carson v. Makin

September 10, 2021
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Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission v. Woods

September 2, 2021
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Gordon College v. DeWeese-Boyd

September 2, 2021
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v. Lacewell

May 27, 2021
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North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention Inc. v. McRaney

March 18, 2021
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Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak

December 10, 2020
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Agudath Israel of America v. Cuomo

November 17, 2020
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Agudath Israel of America v. Cuomo 1

October 27, 2020
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Lebovits v. Cuomo

October 22, 2020
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Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski

September 29, 2020
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Fulton v. City of Philadelphia

June 2, 2020
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Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski 1

March 4, 2020
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Arlene’s Flowers, Inc., v. Washington

October 15, 2019
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Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia

August 23, 2019
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Tree of Life Christian Schools v. City of Upper Arlington

February 19, 2019
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American Legion v. American Humanist Association

December 26, 2018