In Hensley v. State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the district court in Tavis County, Texas, ruled on Judge Hensley’s summary judgment motion with respect to her claims under the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (TRFRA). Here, the district court granted summary judgement for Judge Hensley, finding that the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct substantially burdened Judge Hensley’s free exercise of religion and failed to show that the burden to Judge Hensley was “in furtherance of a compelling government interest” and “the least restrict[ive] means of furthering that interest.” The case was back before the state court after the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case in May of last year. The Center had filed an amicus brief with the Texas Supreme Court in support of Judge Hensley’s TRFRA claim.
