October 06, 2026
A Seventh Circuit judge appeared disinclined Tuesday to restart a religious discrimination suit brought by a hospital pharmacy technician who was fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, emphasizing that the same employer's recent win in a similar appeal is "binding authority."
September 30, 2026
The Seventh Circuit will take on tricky employment discrimination questions in cases over vaccine requirements and recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent, while the Third Circuit will weigh in on a contentious equal pay fight and the Second Circuit will consider an attorney's fight to revive her bias case. Here's a look at four oral arguments that discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on in October.