Amicus Briefs
The AHLC regularly files amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs in pivotal state and federal cases, including in the U.S. Supreme Court. Through these briefs, we provide the judiciary with critical humanistic perspectives and expert legal analysis, directly influencing the outcomes of landmark cases concerning religious freedom, marriage equality, reproductive health access, civil rights, and other fundamental issues.
Recent Briefs
St. Mary Catholic Parish
v.
Lisa Roy
Status Ongoing
Ken L. Salazar, Secretary of The Interior
v.
Frank Buono
Status Completed
Christian Legal Society Chapter of The University of California, Hastings College of the Law
v.
Leo P. Martinez
Status Completed
Robert Moss
v.
Spartanburg County School District No. 7
Status Completed
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
v.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Status Completed
John Freshwater
v.
Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education
Status Completed
John Hickenlooper, Governor of the State of Colorado
v.
Freedom From Religion Foundation
Status Completed
Kathleen Sebelius
v.
Hobby Lobby, Inc.
Status Completed
Nancy Lund
v.
Rowan County
Status Completed
Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia
v.
Pauley
Status Completed
Masterpiece Cakeshop
v.
Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Status Completed
David Williamson
v.
Brevard County
Status Completed
2017
- Masterpiece Cakeshop, et al. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, et al. (in the Supreme Court of the United States) Case No. 16-111
- Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Respondents (filed 10/30/2017)
2016
- Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley (in the Supreme Court of the United States) Case No. 15-577
- Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Respondent Pauley (filed 7/5/2016)
2015
- Nancy Lund et al. v. Rowan County (in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit) Case No. 15-1591
- Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Appellees (filed 10/7/2015)
2014
- Kathleen Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, Inc. (in the Supreme Court of the United States) Case Nos. 13-354 and 13-356
- Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of the Government (filed 1/28/2014)
2013
- John Hickenlooper, Governor of the State of Colorado v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, et al. (in the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado) Case No. 12SC442
- Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Respondents (Freedom From Religion Foundation, et al.) (filed 11/7/2013)
2012
- John Freshwater v. Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education (in the Supreme Court of Ohio) Case No. 2012-0613
- Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Appellee (Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education) (filed 9/3/2012)
2011
- Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, et al. (in the Supreme Court of the United States) Case No. 10-553
- Amicus Brief in Support of Respondents (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, et al.) (filed 8/3/2011)
- Robert Moss, et al. v. Spartanburg County School District No. 7 (in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit) Case No. 11-1448
- Amicus Brief in Support of Appellant Seeking Reversal (filed 6/30/2011)
2010
- Christian Legal Society Chapter of The University of California, Hastings College of the Law v. Leo P. Martinez, et al. (in the Supreme Court of the United States) Case No. 08-1371
- Amicus Brief in Support of Respondents (filed 3/15/2010)
2009
- Ken L. Salazar, Secretary of The Interior, et al. v. Frank Buono (in the Supreme Court of the United States) Case No. 08-472
- Amicus Brief in Support of Respondent (Frank Buono) (filed 7/31/2009)