The Supreme Court ruled in Groff v. Dejoy that Title VII requires employers to show substantial costs before denying a religious accommodation. This clarifies existing obligations and provides consistent guidance to lower courts. Founders’ First Freedom supported this clarification.
Last year’s Supreme Court decision allowing taxpayer-funded aid to religious schools in Maine has led to concerns over potential regulation. A Catholic school is now suing the state for imposing anti-discrimination requirements and restrictions on schools participating in the program. This could lead to religious schools needing to eliminate their religious characteristics to receive funding. Schools that resist will face pressure from parents to take the “easy money.”
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This article explores the impact Supreme Court’s recent decision in National Pork Producers Council et al v. Ross.
The Supreme Court is hearing a case about how far employers must go in order to accommodate religious practices in the workplace. Read on for more information and analysis on the case. #SupremeCourt #ReligiousAccommodation #UndueHardship
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian mail carrier on his claim of religious discrimination over his request for exemption from working on Sundays. This case could significantly change employers’ approach to accommodating their employees’ religious beliefs.
A Christian US Postal Service employee in Pennsylvania is asking the Supreme Court to hear his religious accommodation case.
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During the 2022-23 term, the Supreme Court will consider a case that raises this issue: “Whether applying a public-accommodation law to compel an artist to speak or stay silent violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment.”
Churches could benefit from knowing how to fight, with clear rules of engagement, focused statements of the issues, negotiation to achieve a compromise, and how to know when the dispute has concluded.
The Court took an ax to the trunk of the Lemon tree and replaced it with a vague “history and tradition” rule.
No more Lemon tree – Supreme Court weakens Establishment Clause protections Read More »
Why two Maine schools slated to receive public funds in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Carson v. Makin will probably refuse to take the money. Last week we reported that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a
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