Mahmoud v. Taylor

145 S. Ct. 2332 · Decided June 27, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Mahmoud v. Taylor was decided on June 27, 2025 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Free exercise of religion” in the First Amendment area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 24-297

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Mahmoud v. Taylor

SCDB identifiers: case 2024-058, docket 2024-058-01.

Related decisions

Other cases on “Free exercise of religion”

• Ramirez v. Collier
  142 S. Ct. 1264Decided March 24, 20228–1John G. Roberts Jr.
• Tanzin v. Tanvir
  141 S. Ct. 486Decided December 10, 20208–0Clarence Thomas
• Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru
  140 S. Ct. 2049Decided July 8, 20207–2Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Zubik v. Burwell
  578 U.S. 403Decided May 16, 20168–0Per curiam
• Holt v. Hobbs
  574 U.S. 352Decided January 20, 20159–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores
  573 U.S. 682Decided June 30, 20145–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.

See all

Cases on the same legal provision: First Amendment (free exercise of religion)

• Carson v. MakinLaw held unconstitutional
  142 S. Ct. 1987Decided June 21, 20226–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• Espinoza v. Montana Department of RevenueLaw held unconstitutional
  140 S. Ct. 2246Decided June 30, 20205–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
  138 S. Ct. 1719Decided June 4, 20187–2Anthony M. Kennedy
• Trinity Lutheran Church v. ComerLaw held unconstitutional
  137 S. Ct. 2012Decided June 26, 20177–2John G. Roberts Jr.
• Gary Locke v. Joshua Davey
  540 U.S. 712Decided February 25, 20047–2William H. Rehnquist
• Zorach v. Clauson
  343 U.S. 306Decided April 28, 19526–3William O. Douglas

Same Term, same area (First Amendment)

• Tiktok, Inc. v. Garland
  145 S. Ct. 57Decided January 17, 20259–0Per curiam
• Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission
  605 U.S. 238Decided June 5, 20259–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
  145 S. Ct. 2291Decided June 27, 20256–3Clarence Thomas

See all

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error