Religious Rights Religious Rights Reynolds v. United States (1879): Does an individual have a right to marry more than one person based on religious beliefs in violation of the law? Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940): Do students have a right to refuse to salute the American flag or say the national pledge during school? West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette (1943): Do students have a right to refuse to salute the American flag or say the national pledge during school? Employment Division v. Smith (1990): Does an individual have a right to use drugs for religious purposes in violation of law? Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000): Do students have a right to initiate and lead prayer over a school’s loudspeakers? Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores (2014): Do closely held employers have a religious right to be exempted from providing contraception? Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue (2018): Do parents have a right to use government aid to send their children to religious private schools? American Legion v. American Humanist Association (2019): Do non-religious people have a right to not be offended by observing a war memorial Christian cross maintained with government funds? Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (2021): Does a religious foster care organization have a right to refuse to place children with gay couples if it contradicts their religious beliefs? Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (2022): Does a school official have a right to pray publicly without being fired? Return to all the Supreme Court cases.