Lynn Starkey v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of, et al

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Case Number:

20-3265

Court:

Appellate - 7th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3442 Jobs

  1. July 22, 2021

    7th Circ. Won't Review Gay Educator's Fight With Archdiocese

    A Catholic archdiocese failed to convince the Seventh Circuit to shut down a high school guidance counselor's case claiming her termination for being married to a woman violated civil rights law, with the panel ruling Thursday that it's too early to intervene in the dispute.

  2. April 02, 2021

    Gay Counselor Clear To Sue Ind. Archdiocese Over Firing

    A former high school guidance counselor who was sacked by a Catholic archdiocese for being in a same-sex marriage can move ahead with her discrimination case, a federal judge has ruled, finding Title VII's legal loopholes for religious organizations don't sink the legal battle.

  3. December 15, 2020

    7th Circ. Told To Skip Gay Educator's Fight With Archdiocese

    A high school guidance counselor pressed the Seventh Circuit not to wade into her lawsuit against a Catholic archdiocese that fired her because she's married to a woman, arguing Tuesday there's no reason to derail her case before it heads to trial. 

  4. December 10, 2020

    Ind. Justices Won't Ax Gay Teacher's Fight With Archdiocese

    The Indiana Supreme Court rejected calls from a Catholic archdiocese and the Trump administration to pull the plug on an employment lawsuit leveled by a teacher who was fired for being in a same-sex marriage, ruling Thursday that the stakes aren't high enough to warrant the justices' intervention.