July 29, 2022
A gay former Catholic high school guidance counselor — who herself isn't a practicing Catholic — nonetheless qualifies as a minister and can't sue her former employer for LGBTQ bias because of an anti-discrimination law carveout that protects religious organizations, the Seventh Circuit ruled.
May 16, 2022
A Seventh Circuit judge appeared skeptical Monday of a Catholic high school guidance counselor's bid to revive her discrimination suit over being fired for being in a same-sex relationship, noting that Title VII contains a clear exception for religious organizations.
May 04, 2022
Attorneys for a Catholic high school guidance counselor fired for being in a same-sex relationship told the Seventh Circuit Wednesday that the school's lawyer shouldn't be allowed to make oral arguments in person without being fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
January 20, 2022
A group of Republican state attorneys general urged the Seventh Circuit not to revive a high school educator's suit against a Catholic archdiocese that fired her because she was married to a woman, emphasizing the importance of defining how First Amendment carveouts apply to bias suits.
January 18, 2022
Ten religious groups asked the Seventh Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a high school guidance counselor's lawsuit over a Catholic archdiocese's decision to fire her for being in a same-sex marriage, arguing that while the district court made the right call, it read Title VII too narrowly.