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International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump

Status: Open
Court:
Supreme Court of the United States

Lambda Legal joined allied religious and civil-rights organizations and members of the clergy in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. The brief argues that President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban is an unconstitutional violation of religious freedom because it singles out one group of people – Muslims – for disfavor based solely on their religion.

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Joining the brief were the religious and civil-rights organizations:

Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice
Lambda Legal
People For the American Way Foundation
Southern Poverty Law Center
The Riverside Church in the City of New York a
Seven faith leaders from Colorado, Florida, Minnesota and New York.