General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists v. Cleveland L. Horton, II
Religious organizations have a First Amendment right to make hiring decisions based on religious criteria despite state employment discrimination laws.
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Topic: Workplace Accommodation
Doe v. Catholic Relief Services
Maryland's Fair Employment Practices Act imposes restrictions on religious organizations' hiring practices.
Carter v. Southwest Airlines
The Fifth Circuit adopted a post-Groff analytical framework for Title VII religious discrimination claims, establishing three distinct claim categories and raising the evidentiary bar for…
Bostock v. Clayton County
Discrimination based on transgender status is a form of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Texas v. EEOC
The EEOC overreached in its interpretation of Title VII when it issued guidance requiring employers to accommodate transgender workers beyond what the Supreme Court mandated…
Schmidt v. University of Northwestern–St. Paul
A professor's Title VII discrimination and retaliation claims are barred by the ministerial exception where the religious university explicitly required all faculty to serve as…
General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists v. State of Maryland
Church's constitutional claims regarding church autonomy, Free Exercise Clause, and expressive association may proceed; preliminary injunction denied but case not dismissed.
Kane v. City of New York
Petition pending whether personal moral beliefs deserve equal constitutional protection as organized religious faith.
Sherbert v. Verner
The government must meet a strict scrutiny standard when burdening religious practice.
World Vision v. McMahon
A religious organization's customer service representative positions are covered by the ministerial exception and thus exempt from employment discrimination laws.