Sex discrimination case against Moody Bible Institute may proceed

Sex discrimination case against Moody Bible Institute may proceed

Click here to view original article baptistnews.com A sex discrimination lawsuit filed against Moody Bible Institute can proceed after a federal appeals court ruled the litigation poses no threat to the Chicago school’s constitutionally protected religious autonomy. The evangelical institution said it fired communications instructor Janay Garrick in 2017 for…

Legal Representative ‘Very Hopeful’ on Oklahoma Catholic School Court Case

Legal Representative ‘Very Hopeful’ on Oklahoma Catholic School Court Case

Click here to view original article thetablet.org Holy Family Cathedral in downtown Tulsa, Okla., is pictured in an undated photo. (Photo: Diocese of Tulsa) PROSPECT HEIGHTS — After presenting an oral argument to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, a legal representative for the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board is “very hopeful”…

A Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptions

A Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptions

Click here to view original article religionnews.com The entrance to the Wisconsin Supreme Court chambers in the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond) MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Exemptions that allow religious organizations to avoid paying Wisconsin’s unemployment tax don’t apply to a Catholic charitable organization because its on-the-ground…

Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against tax exemption for Catholic charities

Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against tax exemption for Catholic charities

Click here to view original article www.courthousenews.com MADISON, Wis. (CN ) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided on Thursday that a group of nonprofit organizations affiliated with a Catholic diocese are not exempt from paying the state unemployment insurance tax. In a 4-3 decision split along ideological lines, the court’s…

California’s Sweeping Climate Disclosure Laws Facing Court Challenge, But That Doesn’t Mean You Can Disregard Them

California’s Sweeping Climate Disclosure Laws Facing Court Challenge, But That Doesn’t Mean You Can Disregard Them

Click here to view original article www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com Sweeping climate change disclosure laws recently enacted by California Gov. Gavin Newsom may never take effect if business groups prevail in a new federal lawsuit challenging the legislation. But absent an injunction, the law remains in effect, which means thousands of companies are…

Opinion | Alabama’s church-state merger and hell rides with it

Opinion | Alabama’s church-state merger and hell rides with it

Click here to view original article www.alreporter.com The recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court, which classifies frozen embryos as children under state law, is not merely a legal precedent; it is a societal earthquake that shakes the very foundations of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments and, more broadly, personal…

Justice Alito Sounds Alarm After Christians Denied Jury Duty Service In Missouri

Click here to view original article religionunplugged.com WASHINGTON — The barring of two Christians from jury duty in a trial involving a lesbian is evidence that Christians with a biblical worldview are increasingly seen as bigots, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said after Missouri asked the High Court to…

Feldman: Embryos now considered children in Alabama

Feldman: Embryos now considered children in Alabama

Click here to view original article www.columbian.com In a stunningly bad decision, the Alabama Supreme Court has held that frozen embryos in a lab count as children for the purposes of the state’s wrongful death law. It would take some time to enumerate everything that’s wrong with the holding. To…