August 08, 2025
A split Seventh Circuit opinion over whether a public school was legally obligated to carve out a religious exemption to an LGBTQ+ inclusivity policy highlights a broader judicial struggle to put relatively new U.S. Supreme Court rules for faith-based workplace accommodations into practice, experts said.
August 06, 2025
A split Seventh Circuit panel reinstated a religious bias suit from a Christian teacher who alleged that a school district unlawfully required him to refer to transgender students by their preferred names, with a dissent warning that the ruling created a "perilous precedent" for employers.
July 03, 2025
A former member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has asked a D.C. federal court to declare her dismissal by President Donald Trump unlawful, and the Fifth Circuit is poised to rule on whether the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act's enactment by Congress passes constitutional muster. Here, Law360 looks at these and two other discrimination cases attorneys will be tracking in the latter half of the year.
January 22, 2025
A Seventh Circuit panel had tough questions Wednesday for an evangelical teacher who claimed he was unlawfully fired for refusing to use transgender students' preferred names and pronouns, hinting that a heightened standard for employers fighting religious bias claims may not save his suit.
September 03, 2024
An evangelical teacher urged the Seventh Circuit to revive his religious bias lawsuit alleging he was unlawfully fired for refusing to use transgender students' gender-affirming names and pronouns, arguing a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision backs keeping his case in court.
July 18, 2024
A group of Republican attorneys general urged the Seventh Circuit to revive a teacher's lawsuit claiming he was fired for refusing to call a transgender student by their preferred name, saying the trial court never explained how using all students' last names put the Indiana school district in legal jeopardy.