Fired Cathedral teacher’s suit against archdiocese over same-sex marriage dismissed
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May 8, 2021
In a one-page order, Marion Superior Special Judge Lance Hamner did what a previous special judge and the Indiana Supreme Court had not done – dismiss the wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a gay teacher against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
The ruling did not cite any precedent or provide any explanation for the court’s decision. Instead, court stated the plaintiff’s claims failed under the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure Rule 12 (B)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and Rule (B)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
Legal Colorado Christian school seeking broad ministerial exception from 10th Circuit
Daniel Wiessner
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A U.S. appeals court panel on Tuesday will take up the latest high-profile case to test the limits of an exemption from anti-discrimination laws for religious schools, with a Colorado Christian academy claiming it should apply broadly to teachers, chaplains and other leaders.
Daniel Blomberg of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, who represents Faith Christian Academy, will urge a 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel that the ministerial exception shields the school from a former faculty member s claims that he was fired for organizing a chapel service focused on combatting racism.
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An Indiana court delivered a religious freedom victory Friday to a school in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, confirming the school’s right to ensure that staff promote an authentic Catholic education.
A former Catholic high school teacher, Joshua Payne-Elliott, sued the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in July 2019 in the case Payne-Elliot v. Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
Payne-Elliot was fired from his position at Cathedral Catholic High School after he entered a same-sex civil union, violating his employment agreement with the Catholic school, according to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represented the archdiocese.
Members of the Sisterhood of Saint Mary, a group of Anglican nuns, are among several religious organizations asking the United States Supreme Court to hear their challenge against a New York state mandate requiring employers to cover abortion in their employees healthcare plans. | Becket
A group of nuns and other religious organizations in New York are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case against a 2017 state mandate requiring employers to cover abortions in their employee healthcare plans.
Led by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, a coalition of religious organizations filed an appeal Friday asking the nation’s high court to hear the case of
Members of the Sisterhood of Saint Mary, a group of Anglican nuns, are among several religious organizations asking the United States Supreme Court to hear their challenge against a New York state mandate requiring employers to cover abortion in their employees healthcare plans. | Becket
A group of nuns and other religious organizations in New York are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case against a 2017 state mandate requiring employers to cover abortions in their employee healthcare plans.Â
Led by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, a coalition of religious organizations filed an appeal Friday asking the nationâs high court to hear the case of