Here are some important law-and-religion news stories from around the web:
- In Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission, the state filed a remedial brief arguing that the discrimination found to be unconstitutional in the case could be remedied by ending the exemption for all religious organizations or expanding it to cover Catholic Charities.
- In Ruiz v. Nevada Department of Corrections, the 9th Circuit upheld the district court’s denial of request by a Messianic Jewish inmate for a special diet.
- Last week, an HVAC technician filed a suit in New York alleging that his firing violated Title VII, after his employer stationed him with a female worker despite his accommodation request rooted in a sincerely held religious belief that he cannot be alone with women other than his wife.
- In Catholic Charities v. Whitmer, Catholic counselors are challenging a Michigan law that banned them from helping children struggling with their biological sex.
- In Armenia, multiple clergymen have been detained by the government for allegedly inciting violent coups, showcasing the continued government crackdown on the Armenian Apostolic Church.