Suit Over Coreligionist Hiring Probe Gets Receptive 9th Cir. Ear

The Ninth Circuit appeared open on Thursday to reviving Seattle Pacific University’s lawsuit challenging a state inquiry into the school’s policy of hiring predominantly employees who honor its faith mission.

The case is part of a wave of litigation involving the clash between LGBTQ+ anti-bias rights and religious freedom claims that is playing out in courtrooms across the US. A primary issue on appeal in Seattle Pacific’s bid to revive its dismissed lawsuit against Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D) is whether the university had standing to sue to try to block or limit the probe or whether it ...