April 04, 2025
A Virginia federal judge has allowed Liberty University Inc. to immediately appeal the non-dismissal of a discrimination suit by a transgender woman fired for transitioning, ruling that it's an open question whether religious exemptions to Title VII apply when a firing is "plausibly as sex-based as it was religion-based."
March 18, 2025
A transgender worker fired from Liberty University said there is no need for the Fourth Circuit to immediately review a district court's order denying the institution's bid to dismiss her suit claiming she was terminated out of sex discrimination, arguing there's no substantial difference of legal opinion at play.
March 04, 2025
Liberty University wants the Fourth Circuit to immediately review a decision to allow a former employee's transgender bias suit to remain in court, telling a Virginia federal court there are substantial differences of opinion about whether religious organizations are exempt from federal sex discrimination claims.
February 24, 2025
Liberty University must face a suit by a transgender former information technology employee alleging she was fired after announcing she was transitioning, with a Virginia federal judge saying the school's religious doctrine does not shield it from sex discrimination claims.
October 03, 2024
Liberty University asked a Virginia federal judge Thursday to toss a transgender worker's suit claiming she was fired after she announced she was transitioning, arguing it was allowed to fire her because her gender identity ran counter to the school's religious beliefs.
July 30, 2024
A transgender woman slapped Liberty University with a lawsuit in Virginia federal court, accusing the Christian school of firing her when she came out as trans and signaled that she wanted to change her name.