Back in December, an administrative judge for the EEOC ruled against former TSA employee Carole Smith in her complaint that she was harassed at the workplace and ultimately fired for being a Wiccan. She is appealing that decision, and her story – told by...
Religious and civil liberty advocates, including the Baptist Joint Committee, wrote a letter to the EEOC urging an increase in the agency's enforcement of certain anti-discrimination provisions. RNS reports: In a March 25 letter submitted to the EEOC, the groups...
A panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday rejected a religious liberty challenge to the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. At issue was a provision in the law carving out an exception for members of federally recognized Native American tribes, who use...
In testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, during a hearing on the civil rights of Muslim Americans, Cardinal McCarrick emphasized the importance of interfaith cooperation in seeking religious liberty for all:...
Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) chaired a committee hearing this morning on the civil rights abuses faced by Muslim Americans. In many ways, it was a response to the controversial hearing held by Rep. Peter King on the homeland security threat posed by Islamic...
The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear the appeal in a case involving the "ministerial exception" to employment discrimination laws. Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC questions whether the exception applies to a teacher at a religious school whose duties are...
