List of United States Supreme Court cases involving the First Amendment

The establishment of religion

Blue laws

• McGowan v. Maryland
• Braunfeld v. Brown
• Gallagher v. Crown Kosher Super Market of Mass., Inc.
• ''Thornton v. Caldor''

  Government aid to church-related schools

• Cochran v. Louisiana State Board of Education,
• Everson v. Board of Education,
• Board of Ed. of Central School Dist. No. 1 v. Allen,
• Lemon v. Kurtzman,
• Tilton v. Richardson,
• Lemon v. Kurtzman II,
• Levitt v. Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty,
• Hunt v. McNair,
• Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty v. Nyquist,
• Sloan v. Lemon,
• Wheeler v. Barrera,
• Public Funds for Public Schools v. Marburger
• Meek v. Pittenger,
• Roemer v. Board of Public Works of Maryland,
• Wolman v. Walter,
• New York v. Cathedral Academy,
• Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty v. Regan,
• Mueller v. Allen,
• School Dist. of Grand Rapids v. Ball,
• Aguilar v. Felton,
• Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind,
• Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District,
• Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet,
• Agostini v. Felton,
• Mitchell v. Helms,
• Zelman v. Simmons-Harris,
• Locke v. Davey,
• Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn,
• Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue,

  Government-sponsored religious displays

• Lynch v. Donnelly,
• Board of Trustees of Scarsdale v. McCreary,
• County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union,
• Van Orden v. Perry,
• McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union,
• Pleasant Grove City v. Summum,
• Salazar v. Buono,
• American Legion v. American Humanist Association,

  Legislative prayer

• Marsh v. Chambers,
• Town of Greece v. Galloway,

  Internal religious affairs (also involving the Free Exercise Clause)

• Watson v. Jones,
• United States v. Ballard,
• Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral of Russian Orthodox Church in North America,
• Kreshik v. St. Nicholas Cathedral,
• Presbyterian Church v. Hull Church,
• Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for the United States of America & Canada v. Milivojevich,
• Jones v. Wolf,
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan v. Acevedo Feliciano,

  Ministerial exception

• Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
• Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru,

  Private religious speech

• Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District,
• Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board v. Pinette,
• Rosenberger v. University of Virginia,
• Good News Club v. Milford Central School,
• Shurtleff v. City of Boston,

  Religion in public schools

• McCollum v. Board of Education,
• Zorach v. Clauson,
• Engel v. Vitale,
• Abington School District v. Schempp,
• Epperson v. Arkansas,
• Stone v. Graham,
• Wallace v. Jaffree,
• Edwards v. Aguillard,
• Westside Community Board of Education v. Mergens,
• Lee v. Weisman,
• Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe,
• Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow,
• Kennedy v. Bremerton School District,

  Religious institution functioning as a government agency

• Larkin v. Grendel's Den, Inc.,
• Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet,

  Standing to sue

• Flast v. Cohen,
• Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church & State,
• Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation,
• Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn,

  Statutory religious exemptions

• Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York,
• Bob Jones University v. United States,
• Estate of Thornton v. Caldor, Inc.,
• Corporation of Presiding Bishop of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints v. Amos,
• Texas Monthly, Inc. v. Bullock,
• City of Boerne v. Flores,
• Cutter v. Wilkinson,

  Unequal government treatment of different religious groups

• Larson v. Valente,

  Abortion and contraception

• Harris v. McRae,
• Bowen v. Kendrick,

  Other

• Torcaso v. Watkins
• McDaniel v. Paty
• ''Trump v. Hawaii''

  The free exercise of religion

Exclusion of religion from public benefits

• Locke v. Davey,
• Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer,
• Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue,
• Carson v. Makin,
• Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond,

  Polygamy

• Reynolds v. United States
• ''Davis v. Beason''

  Free exercise and eminent domain

• Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association
• ''City of Boerne v. Flores''

  Free exercise and free speech

• R. A. V. v. City of St. Paul
• Good News Club v. Milford Central School
• Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal
• ''Fulton v. City of Philadelphia''

  Free exercise and public education

• Wisconsin v. Yoder
• Widmar v. Vincent
• Westside Community Board of Education v. Mergens
• Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District
• Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
• Kennedy v. Bremerton School District,

  Free exercise and public property

• ''Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board v. Pinette''

  Internal religious affairs (also involving the Establishment Clause)

• Watson v. Jones,
• United States v. Ballard,
• Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral of Russian Orthodox Church in North America,
• Kreshik v. St. Nicholas Cathedral,
• Presbyterian Church v. Hull Church,
• Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for the United States of America & Canada v. Milivojevich,
• Jones v. Wolf,
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan v. Acevedo Feliciano,

  Ministerial exception

• Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
• Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru,

  Religion and the right to work

• Sherbert v. Verner
• Trans World Airlines v. Hardison
• Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Dayton Christian Schools
• Corporation of Presiding Bishop of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints v. Amos
• ''Employment Division v. Smith''

  Religious tests for public service or benefits

• Torcaso v. Watkins
• McDaniel v. Paty
• Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division
• Goldman v. Weinberger
• ''Bowen v. Roy''

  Ritual sacrifice of animals

• ''Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah''

  Solicitation by religious groups

• Cantwell v. Connecticut
• Minersville School District v. Gobitis
• Cox v. New Hampshire
• Jones v. City of Opelika
• Marsh v. Alabama
• Murdock v. Pennsylvania
• Jones v. City of Opelika
• West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
• Prince v. Massachusetts
• Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness
• ''Watchtower Society v. Village of Stratton''

  Statutory religious exemptions

Religious Freedom Restoration Act

• Gonzales v. O Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal,
• Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.,
• Zubik v. Burwell,
• Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania,
• Tanzin v. Tanvir,

  Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act

• Sossamon v. Texas,
• Holt v. Hobbs,
• Ramirez v. Collier,

  Other

• Sause v. Bauer,
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo
• ''Tandon v. Newsom''

  Freedom of speech

Campaign finance

• Buckley v. Valeo,
• First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti,
• California Medical Association v. FEC,
• Citizens Against Rent Control v. City of Berkeley,
• FEC v. National Right to Work Committee,
• FEC v. National Conservative PAC,
• FEC v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life,
• Eu v. S.F. Cty. Democratic Cent. Comm.,
• Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce,
• Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee v. FEC,
• Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC,
• FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee,
• Republican Party of Minnesota v. White,
• FEC v. Beaumont,
• McConnell v. FEC,
• Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. FEC,
• Randall v. Sorrell,
• FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.,
• Davis v. FEC,
• Citizens United v. FEC,
• Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett,
• American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock,
• McCutcheon v. FEC,
• Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar,
• Thompson v. Hebdon,
• FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate,