May 13, 2024
Although the Fourth Circuit ruled that a Catholic school was legally allowed to fire a teacher because he's gay, the court took a narrow approach that cut off the school's push to give religious employers more power to sidestep anti-bias law.
May 08, 2024
The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday struck down a gay drama teacher's win in his suit alleging he was unlawfully fired by a Catholic school after announcing his wedding on Facebook, finding that his job entailed responsibilities that triggered a religious exception to anti-discrimination law.
September 20, 2023
A Fourth Circuit panel said Wednesday that a Catholic school passed up a "very makeable argument" by not invoking a religious carveout to anti-discrimination law in a fired teacher's sexual orientation bias case, signaling that the exemption may be central to its eventual ruling.
September 15, 2023
The Fourth Circuit's case lineup for the rest of September will see the court delving into transgender health care bans in North Carolina and West Virginia, debating the constitutionality of Maryland's digital advertisement tax and wrestling with an arbitration clause in an accounting firm merger contract.
September 01, 2023
In September, the Fourth Circuit will hear a high-profile challenge to a gay teacher's win in a suit alleging he was illegally fired by a Catholic school after announcing his wedding on social media, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will attempt to revive discrimination lawsuits in both the Third and Seventh circuits. Here, Law360 previews three upcoming argument sessions that workplace discrimination lawyers should have on their radar.
July 19, 2023
The Fourth Circuit will hear arguments in a Catholic school's challenge to a gay teacher's discrimination suit win, and the top courts in New Jersey and Maryland will soon decide the scope of legal exemptions that shield religious organizations from discrimination claims. Here, Law360 looks at three cases pitting religious rights against anti-discrimination law that attorneys should keep an eye on.
April 21, 2023
The Fourth Circuit on Friday canceled oral arguments in a Catholic school's appeal of a gay teacher's win in a discrimination lawsuit, freezing the case until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a suit brought by a wedding site designer who refuses to serve gay couples.
April 18, 2023
A Catholic school in North Carolina, which is hoping the Fourth Circuit will reverse a win for a gay teacher who sued for discrimination, argued Tuesday that another federal appeals court recently backed the right it asserted for firing the educator.
December 19, 2022
A Catholic high school in North Carolina has asked the Fourth Circuit to undo a Title VII victory for a gay drama teacher who accused the school of firing him after he announced his wedding on Facebook, saying it should be exempt from the law as a religious institution.
December 08, 2022
A coalition of Christian organizations in North Carolina urged the Fourth Circuit to uphold a gay teacher's Title VII victory against the Catholic high school that fired him after he announced his wedding on social media.