Aprons, Pins, and Precedent: How a Starbucks Coffee Bar Case Explains Everyday Labor Law
The easiest way to understand the law is not by memorizing dense statutory codes, but by watching what happens when two reasonable, everyday rights…
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Category: Appellate & Circuit Wire
September 2026
Fourth Circuit Reinstates Religious Discrimination Claim Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Fourth Circuit ruled that an employee's individually discerned belief that her body is a temple is protected under Title VII, reversing summary judgment…
August 2026
ACLU Appeals Texas Ten Commandments Law to Supreme Court
A coalition of parents from diverse faith traditions is asking the justices to overturn a contentious ruling that declared a decades-old church-state precedent defunct.
A Small Spa, a State Mandate, and a Constitutional Test for the Supreme Court
A Korean bathhouse in Washington State, facing state enforcement over its biology-based entrance policy, is asking the nation’s highest court to protect its religious…
July 2026
Federal Judge Dismisses Interfaith Challenge to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission
Judge John P. Cronan held that the Commission’s membership satisfies the Federal Advisory Committee Act and that its record releases during the case left…
The Plane-for-a-Six-Pack Showdown: Supreme Court Takes Up Eighth Amendment Forfeiture Battle
When an entire aircraft is seized over a minor misdemeanor, the High Court steps in to decide whether the Constitution still protects citizens from…
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal in Airline Vaccine Mandate Suit, Sanctions Counsel for AI-Generated Citations
The appellate court upheld the dismissal of aviation employees' challenges to pandemic-era workplace restrictions while strongly condemning their attorney's reliance on fabricated legal research.
June 2026
High Court Curbs Federal Jurisdiction Over Global Human Rights Abuses
In a 6–3 decision, the justices rule that domestic corporations cannot be sued under the Alien Tort Statute for aiding overseas surveillance and torture.
Supreme Court Limits Individual Liability in RLUIPA Cases
The Supreme Court has ruled that individuals cannot be held liable in their personal capacities for violations of statutes enacted under Congress's Spending Clause…
Ninth Circuit Deals Setback to Governor Newsom: Preliminary Injunction Granted Against AB 1955 Policies on Gender Identity Disclosure
A federal appeals panel has blocked state officials from enforcing policies that restrict school disclosure of student gender identity, ruling in favor of objecting…