The Fourth Circuit will be the latest court to examine the interplay between federal job discrimination law and religious freedom protections when it hears arguments Wednesday in a Catholic high school’s appeal of its loss in a gay teacher’s bias lawsuit.
Charlotte Catholic High School fired Lonnie Billard after his announcement on Facebook, soon after North Carolina legalized same-sex marriage, that he intended to marry his boyfriend.
The school and two co-defendants are challenging a lower court’s ruling that they’re liable for sex discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The issues on appeal include whether the ...
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