SAMPLE ANNOTATED CASE LISTS

U.S. Supreme Court

Employment:

  • TWA v. Hardison, 432 U.S. 63 (1977) (Accommodation: Sabbath)
  • Ansonia Board of Education v. Philbrook, 479 U.S. 60 (1986) (Accommodation: Holiday/Sabbath)

District of Columbia Circuit

Employment:

Court of Appeals:

  • King's Garden, Inc. v. F.C.C.,498 F.2d 51 (D.C. Cir. 1974) (Statutory Defense; ConstitutionalDefense)
  • Minker v. Baltimore Annual Conference of United Methodist Church,894 F.2d 1354 (D.C. Cir. 1990) (Constitutional Defense)
  • E.E.O.C. v. Catholic University of America,83 F.3d 455 (D.C. Cir. 1996) (Constitutional Defense; RFRA Defense)

District Court:

  • Saad v. Burns Intern. Sec. Services, 456 F. Supp. 33 (D.D.C. 1978) (Treatment)
  • Haring v. Blumenthal, 471 F.Supp. 1172, (D.D.C. 1979) (Accommodation: Job Duty)
  • Ali v. Southeast Neighborhood House,519 F.Supp. 489, (D.D.C. 1981) (Treatment; Accommodation: Misc.)
  • Singh v. Bowsher,609 F.Supp. 454 (D.D.C. 1984) (Treatment; Retaliation)
  • Gold v. Gallaudet College,630 F.Supp. 1176 (D.D.C. 1986) (Treatment; Retaliation)
  • Rasul v. District of Columbia, 680 F.Supp. 436 (D.D.C. 1988) (Treatment; StatutoryDefense)
  • Parrott v. District of Columbia, 1991 WL 126020 (D.D.C. 1991) (Treatment; Accommodation: Job Duty)
  • Turner v. Barr,806 F.Supp. 1025 (D.D.C. 1992)811 F. Supp. 1 (D.D.C. 1993) (Harassment)
  • E.E.O.C. v. Catholic University of America,856 F.Supp. 1 (D.D.C. 1994) (Constitutional Defense; RFRADefense)
  • Klein v. Derwinski, 869 F.Supp. 4 (D.D.C. 1994) (Treatment; Retaliation; Harassment)
  • Hopkins v. Women's Div., General Bd. of Global Ministries,238 F.Supp.2d 174 (D.D.C. 2002) (StatutoryDefense)
  • Lemmons v. Georgetown University Hosp., 431 F.Supp.2d 76 (D.D.C. 2006) (Treatment; Accommodation: Misc.)
  • Isse v. American University, 540 F.Supp.2d 9 (D.D.C. 2008) (Treatment; Accommodation: Prayer)

Housing: None

Public Accommodations:

District Court:

  • Kerner v. Cult Awareness Network,843 F.Supp. 748 (D.D.C. 1994) (Treatment)

Eleventh Circuit

Employment:

Court of Appeals:

  • Sullivan v. School Board of Pinellas Cty., 773 F.2d 1182 (11th Cir. 1985) (Treatment)
  • Wisner v. Truck Central, 784 F.2d 1571 (11th Cir. 1986) (Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Lake v. B.F. Goodrich Co., 843 F.2d 505 (11th Cir. 1988) (Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Beadle v. Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Dept., 29 F.3d 589 (11th Cir. 1994) (Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Beadle v. City of Tampa, 42 F.3d 673 (11th Cir. 1995) (Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Killinger v. Samford University, 113 F. 3d 196 (11th Cir. 1997) (Statutory Defense)
  • Gellington v. Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 203 F.3d 1299 (11th Cir. 2000) (Constitutional Defense)
  • Lubetsky v. Applied Card Systems, 296 F. 3d 1301 (11th Cir. 2002) (Treatment)
  • Richardson v. Dougherty City, 185 Fed Appx. 785 (11th Cir. 2006) (Treatment; Retaliation; Harassment; Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Bush v. Regis Corp., 257 Fed. Appx. 219 (11th Cir. 2007) (Retaliation; Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Morrissette-Brown v. Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, 506 F.3d 1317 (11th Cir. 2007) (Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)

District Court:

  • McClure v. Salvation Army, 323 F. Supp. 1100 (N.D. Ga. 1971) (Statutory Defense)
  • Shaffield v. Northrop Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc., 373 F. Supp. 937 (M.D. Ala. 1974) (Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Brown v. Pena, 441 F. Supp. 1382 (S.D. Fla. 1977) (Treatment)
  • Isaac v. Butler’s Shoe Corp., 511 F. Supp. 108 (ND Ga. 1980) (Treatment; Constitutional Defense)
  • EEOC v. Sambo’s of Georgia, 530 F. Supp. 1338 (N.D. Ga. 1981) (Impact; Accommodation: Appearance)
  • Murphy v. Edge Memorial Hosp., 550 F. Supp. 1185 (M.D. Alab. 1982) (Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Benefield v. Food Giant, Inc., 630 F. Supp. 78 (M.D. Ga. 1985) (Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Mathewson v. Florida Game & Fresh Water Fish Comm’n, 693 F. Supp. 1044 (M.D. Fla. 1988) (Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • EEOC v. Jefferson Smurfit Corp., 724 F. Supp. 881 (M.D. Fla. 1989) (Constitutional Defense)
  • Ackerman v. National R.R. Passenger Corp., 772 F Supp 579 (S.D. Fla. 1990) (Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Greenfield v. City of Miami Beach, 844 F. Supp. 1519 (S.D. Fla 1992) (Treatment; Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Killinger v. Samford University, 917 F. Supp. 773 (xxx 1996) (Statutory Defense)
  • Ellis v. WalMart Stores, 952 F. Supp. 1513 (M.D. Alab. 1996) (Treatment; Harassment)
  • Breech v. Alabama Power Co., 962 F Supp 1447 (S.D. Alab. 1997) (Treatment; Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Gunning v. Runyon, 3 F. Supp. 2d 1423 (S.D. Fla. 1998) (Treatment; Accommodation: Mission or Misc.)
  • Hellinger v. Eckerd Corp., 67 F Supp 2d 1359, (S.D. Fla. 1999)( Accommodation: Job Duty)
  • Sanchez v. Catholic Foreign Society, 82 F. Supp. 2d 1338 (M.D. Fla 1999) (Constitutional Defense)
  • Wilshin v. Allstate Ins. Co., 212 F. Supp. 2d 1360 (M.D. Ga. 2002) (Treatment; Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Rossi v. Troy State Univ. , 230 F. Supp. 2d 1240 (M.D. Alab. 2002) (Treatment; Harassment)
  • Tillery v. ATSI, 242 F. Supp. 2d 1051 (N.D. Alab. 2003) (Treatment; Harassment)
  • Watson v. Adeeco Employment Servs., 252 F. Supp. 2d 1347 (M.D. Fla. 2003) (Treatment)
  • Rice v. U.S.F. Holland, 410 F. Supp. 2d 1301 (N.D. Ga. 2005) (Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)
  • Perdue v. C. Hager & Sons, 412 F Supp 2d 1227 (M.D. Alab. 2005) (Treatment)
  • Ross v. Metropolitan Church of God, 471 F. Supp. 2d 1306 (N.D. Georgia 2007) (Constitutional Defense)
  • Murdick v. Catalina Mktg Corp., 496 F. Supp. 2d 1337 (M.D. Fla 2007) (Treatment)
  • Krop v. Nicholson, 506 F. Supp. 2d 1170 (M.D. Fla. 2007) (Harassment)
  • Wheeles v. Nelson’s Elec. Motor Servs., 559 F. Supp. 2d 1260 (M.D. Alab 2008) (Treatment; Harassment)
  • Krop v. Nicholson, 506 F. Supp. 2d 1170 (M.D. Fla. 2007) (Accommodation: Sabbath/Holidays)

Housing:

District Court:

  • Savanna Club Worship Service v. Savanna Club Homeowners’ Assn., 456 F. Supp. 2d 1223 (S.D. Fla. 2005) (Treatment)

Public Accommodations

District Court:

  • Lugo v. Carmike Cinemas, Inc., 2003 WL 139515 (M.D. Ga. Jan. 10, 2003) (Treatment)