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Indiana Court Tosses Lawsuit of Gay Teacher Fired by Catholic High School An Indiana court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis by a Catholichigh school teacher who was fired over his same-sex marriage. The lawsuit was filed by Joshua Payne-Elliott, who had worked as a world language and social studies teacher at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis for 13 years. In 2019, the archdiocese threatened to strip the Catholic status of Cathedral and Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, where Payne-Elliott’s same-sex partner worked, if the couple remained on their...

A banner for Cathedral High School in Indianapolis is seen in this 2018 file photo. An Indiana court dismissed a lawsuit from a teacher at the school May 7, 2021, who said he was fired because of his same-sex marriage. (CNS/The Criterion/John Shaughnessy) Indianapolis — An Indiana trial court May 7 dismissed the lawsuit of a former Catholic high school teacher in Indianapolis who said he was fired in 2019 because of his same-sex marriage. Joshua Payne-Elliott, who had been a world language and social studies teacher at Cathedral High School, said the Indianapolis Archdioce...

A banner for Cathedral High School in Indianapolis is seen in this 2018 file photo. An Indiana court dismissed a lawsuit from a teacher at the school May 7, 2021, who said he was fired because of his same-sex marriage. (CNS photo/John Shaughnessy, The Criterion) May 10, 2021 Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana trial court May 7 dismissed the lawsuit of a former Catholic high school teacher in Indianapolis who said he was fired in 2019 because of his same-sex marriage. Joshua Payne-Elliott, who had been a world language and social studies teacher at Cathedral High School, cla...

Fired Cathedral teacher’s suit against archdiocese over same-sex marriage dismissed FREE NEWSLETTERS 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 ju...

An Indiana trial court has dismissed the lawsuit of a gay teacher who says he was fired from a Catholic high school because of his same-sex marriage.