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Rajeh A. Saadeh, Petitioner v. New Jersey State Bar Association vs. Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc., Petitioner v. Joel Frederic, et ux. vs. N. R. v. Keith M. Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota
First Amendment cases on the Supreme Court docket, side by side.
No. 25-1002No. 25-1131No. 25-1287
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| Fact | Rajeh A. Saadeh, Petitioner v. New Jersey State Bar Association | Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc., Petitioner v. Joel Frederic, et ux. | N. R. v. Keith M. Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docket | 25-1002 | 25-1131 | 25-1287 |
| Status | Before Arguments | Before Arguments | Before Arguments |
| Date | October Term 2025 (2025–2026) | October Term 2025 (2025–2026) | October Term 2025 (2025–2026) |
| Question presented | Whether the First Amendment overrides antidiscrimination laws when the discrimination furthers the defendant’s views about “diversity,” “equity,” or “inclusion”? | 1. Whether prohibiting a religious organization from constructing a religious structure on its own property imposes a substantial burden under RLUIPA. 2. Whether a zoning ordinance violates RLUIPA’s equal-terms provision by imposing express restrictions on religious assemblies that do not apply to nonreligious assemblies. | 1. Whether this Court lacks jurisdiction because the decision below rests on adequate and independent state law grounds. 2. Whether Petitioners lack standing to challenge ICWA and MIFPA’s placement preference s for extended family members because otherwise applicable Minnesota law also grants the twins’ extended family members placement prefer-ence over Petitioners. 3. Whether the Juvenile C ourt’s consideration of Petitioners’ challenge to ICWA and MIFPA as part of the permissive-intervention analysis comported with the First Amendment and due process, when Petitioners had no legally pro-tected stake in the juvenile proceedings, when Petitioners’ challenge was considered only as evidence of Petitioners’ attitude toward the children’s tribal identity, and when the Juve-nile Court had multiple independent grounds for denying permissive intervention. 4. Whether ICWA and MIFPA’s preferences for placement of tribal member children with their extended family members rather than non-relative foster parents — regardless of the race of any potential placement — comports with equal protection. |
| Summary | Rajeh Saadeh challenges the New Jersey State Bar Association’s practice of reserving certain leadership positions for members of specified minority groups. He argues that the set-asides violate New Jersey’s antidiscrimination law, while the association contends that they are protected expressive activity under the First Amendment. | This pending case concerns whether Kentucky land-use rules unlawfully prevented Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist from building a religious structure on its own property. The petition argues that the rules violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by substantially burdening religious exercise and by treating religious assemblies less favorably than comparable nonreligious assemblies. | Former foster parents of two children covered by the Indian Child Welfare Act challenge Minnesota child-placement decisions that applied federal and state Indian-child placement preferences. They argue that the preferences violate equal protection and that they should be allowed to pursue that challenge in the children’s case; the Supreme Court has not yet decided the petition. |
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