Supreme Court - Freedom of Religion (Civil Rights)

Question 1

What do evangelical Christians argue against the Supreme Court

Answer 1

Too focused on ensuring no established religion & have ignore right to practice religion freely

Question 2

Zelman v Simmons Harris (2002)

Answer 2

Conservative ruling
SC upheld Ohio ‘school voucher’ programme giving financial aid to parents to allow them to send children to religious schools

Question 3

Consequence of Zelman v Simmons Harris (2002)

Answer 3

Judgement in favour of religious freedom

Controversially allowed establishment of religion

Question 4

Town of Greece v Galloway (2014)

Answer 4

SC ruled 5-4 that legislative bodies could begin meetings with prayer
SC ruled that such prayers did not violate 1st amendment ban on ‘establishment of religion’

Question 5

Consequence of Town of Greece v Galloway (2014)

Answer 5

Advancing freedom of religion

Promoting Christian practices

Question 6

Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. (2014)

Answer 6

SC ruled 5-4 that provision of Obamacare (2010) violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 1993
Obamacare required family-owned corporations to pay for health insurance coverage of employees for contraception - against their beliefs

Question 7

Consequence of Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. (2014)

Answer 7

Ruling in favour of religious freedom

Judicial review of Obamacare

Question 8

Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v Comer (2017)

Answer 8

SC ruled 7-2 in favour of Church: States must provide aid to religious groups even when state constitutions call for separation of church and state

Question 9

Consequence of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v Comer (2017)

Answer 9

Supported freedom of religion

Question 10

I don’t have any

Answer 10

Cards limiting freedom of religion

Question 11

What can be assumed of Gorsuch

Answer 11

He may well live up to conservative views of his predecessor as he was conservative on Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v Comer (2017)