Religious rights

Supreme Court Agrees to Review the Employer Contraception Opt-Out Option

November 16, 2015

After the Eighth Circuit refused to deny the argument that the opt-out option to the contraception mandate of the Affordable Care Act violated employers’ religious freedoms, the Supreme Court agreed to take on and consolidate seven cases regarding this issue to hopefully give proper guidance on whether the opt-out accommodation violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. ...[Continue Reading]

A win for religious rights—North Carolina magistrates can opt-out of marrying same-sex couples

June 15, 2015

North Carolina legislature overrides Governor Pat McCrory’s veto of the anti-gay religious freedom bill ...[Continue Reading]

EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.: SCOTUS rules for motive over knowledge

June 8, 2015

UPDATE: In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States holds that Title VII does not require an employer to have actual knowledge of a potential or current employee’s religious practice. ...[Continue Reading]