http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/tn-court-upholds-termination-of-catholic-school-principal-rejecting-retaliatory-discharge-claim/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/tn-court-upholds-termination-of-catholic-school-principal-rejecting-retaliatory-discharge-claim/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 14:48:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134550 Religion Clause Blog: Plaintiff claimed that the Diocese terminated her employment in retaliation for her refusal to remain silent about the misuse of $50,000 raised by parents to purchase computer equipment for student use. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/tn-court-upholds-termination-of-catholic-school-principal-rejecting-retaliatory-discharge-claim/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/fedex-settles-in-religious-discrimination-suit-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/fedex-settles-in-religious-discrimination-suit-one-news-now/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 17:01:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134077 One News Now: Alliance Defense Fund-affiliated attorney Jason Craddock represented Eric Weathers, who ran into problems with FedEx when co-workers asked him questions about the Bible. They apparently sought him out because he has a degree in Bible and youth ministry. "He answered one person's questions regarding Christian issues, and he answered just based on scripture," Craddock explains. "And apparently that person took offense and then kind of twisted it and said that he said things he didn't say. And the result of that was, well, you can't even answer questions anymore about your faith." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/fedex-settles-in-religious-discrimination-suit-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/11th-circuit-teacher-fired-over-out-of-wedlock-pregnancy-can-sue-christian-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/11th-circuit-teacher-fired-over-out-of-wedlock-pregnancy-can-sue-christian-school/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:31:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133889 Reuters: An appeals court on Wednesday revived a Florida teacher's lawsuit against a Christian school that fired her after she admitted to conceiving a child before her marriage. | Hamilton v. Southland Christian School ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/11th-circuit-teacher-fired-over-out-of-wedlock-pregnancy-can-sue-christian-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/nlrb-finds-no-violation-in-requiring-clocking-out-for-prayer-breaks/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/nlrb-finds-no-violation-in-requiring-clocking-out-for-prayer-breaks/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:47:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133809 Religion Clause Blog: The NLRB's Associate General Counsel has issued an Advice Memorandum dated April 12 (full text) concluding that the Hertz Co. did not violate the National Labor Relations Act when it required Somali Muslim employees at the Seattle-Tacoma (WA) airport to clock out and in for their prayer breaks. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/nlrb-finds-no-violation-in-requiring-clocking-out-for-prayer-breaks/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/fedex-employee-wins-favorable-ruling-in-religious-discrimination-suit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/fedex-employee-wins-favorable-ruling-in-religious-discrimination-suit/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 23:01:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133772 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/fedex-employee-wins-favorable-ruling-in-religious-discrimination-suit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/christian-college-professor-may-proceed-with-discrimination-claims/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/christian-college-professor-may-proceed-with-discrimination-claims/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:30:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133541 Religion Clause Blog: In Baiyasi v. Delta College, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65715 (ED MI, May 10, 2012), a Michigan federal district court permitted former college science professor, Stephanie Baiyasi, to proceed with religious discrimination claims under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and under Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/christian-college-professor-may-proceed-with-discrimination-claims/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/ky-federal-court-firing-by-state-was-improper-gay-employee-faced-discrimination/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/ky-federal-court-firing-by-state-was-improper-gay-employee-faced-discrimination/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 22:44:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132652 Courier-Journal: The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services fired a gay employee for sending inappropriate emails, but allowed a heterosexual worker who did the same thing to go unpunished, a federal judge has found. | Stroder v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Service, No. 3:09-CV-00947-H (W.D. Ky Apr. 24, 2012) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/ky-federal-court-firing-by-state-was-improper-gay-employee-faced-discrimination/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/eeoc-commissioner-feldblum-calls-on-obama-senate-to-keep-eeoc-fully-staffed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/eeoc-commissioner-feldblum-calls-on-obama-senate-to-keep-eeoc-fully-staffed/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:06:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132588 Metro Weekly: On Friday, April 27, Stuart Ishimaru stepped down from his post as one of five commissioners on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The bipartisan panel is responsible for enforcing federal nondiscrimination laws, including issuing the April 20 decision that an employer who discriminates against an employee or applicant on the basis of the person's gender identity is violating the prohibition on sex discrimination contained in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/eeoc-commissioner-feldblum-calls-on-obama-senate-to-keep-eeoc-fully-staffed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/eeoc-transgender-discrimination-covered-by-title-vii/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/eeoc-transgender-discrimination-covered-by-title-vii/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:23:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131965 Examiner: According to the decision, an employer which discriminates against an employee or potential employee based on their gender identity is in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination based on sex. | The Transgender Law Center has issued a press release and links to the ruling: Macy v. Holder, No. 0120120821 (EEOC, Apr. 20, 2012) | MetroWeekly also provides more details. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/eeoc-transgender-discrimination-covered-by-title-vii/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/converts-and-religious-exemption-claims/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/converts-and-religious-exemption-claims/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:18:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127247 Volkh Conspiracy: Some have argued that a religious exemption analysis in work-related cases might differ depending on whether (1) the job requirements changed in a way that violated the employee’s felt religious obligations or (2) the employee’s religious beliefs changed in a way that started to conflict with the existing job requirements. That might or might not be a good rule to adopt, but it’s not the rule . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/converts-and-religious-exemption-claims/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/sc-christian-employees-title-vii-claim-may-proceed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/sc-christian-employees-title-vii-claim-may-proceed/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:40:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125942 Religion Clause: Plaintiff alleged that he informed his employer about his obligations to his church on Saturdays and Sundays, but that he was continuously scheduled him for Saturday shifts. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/sc-christian-employees-title-vii-claim-may-proceed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/kevin-theriot-on-kfuo-with-roland-lettner-show-the-landmark-hosanna-tabor-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/kevin-theriot-on-kfuo-with-roland-lettner-show-the-landmark-hosanna-tabor-ruling/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:35:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123200 Kevin Theriot on KFUO with Roland Lettner Show to discuss the case. | MP3 audio 24:40 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/kevin-theriot-on-kfuo-with-roland-lettner-show-the-landmark-hosanna-tabor-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/joel-oster-on-the-charlie-langton-show-landmark-supreme-court-case-upholds-ministerial-exception/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/joel-oster-on-the-charlie-langton-show-landmark-supreme-court-case-upholds-ministerial-exception/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:29:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123197 Joel Oster appeared on the Charlie Langton Show to discuss the Hosanna-Tabor ruling. | MP3 audio 18:07 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/joel-oster-on-the-charlie-langton-show-landmark-supreme-court-case-upholds-ministerial-exception/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/the-absolute-ministerial-exception/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/the-absolute-ministerial-exception/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:18:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123172 Balkinization: One of the curious features of the Supreme Court's version of the ministerial exception is that the rule is stated in absolute terms that eschew all attempts at balancing. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/the-absolute-ministerial-exception/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/nebraka-correctional-officer-who-could-not-carry-bible-loses-title-vii-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/nebraka-correctional-officer-who-could-not-carry-bible-loses-title-vii-case/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:39:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123084 Religion Clause: In Franks v. Nebraska, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2829 (D NE, Jan. 10, 2012), a Nebraska federal district court rejected a Title VII employment discrimination claims by a correctional officer who was not permitted to carry a pocket-sized Bible while at work in the Omaha Correctional Center. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/nebraka-correctional-officer-who-could-not-carry-bible-loses-title-vii-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/kevin-theriot-on-the-paul-edwards-show-the-hosanna-tabor-landmark-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/kevin-theriot-on-the-paul-edwards-show-the-hosanna-tabor-landmark-ruling/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:04:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122952 Kevin Theriot appeared on the Paul Edwards Show to discuss the ruling. | MP3 audio 11:35 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/kevin-theriot-on-the-paul-edwards-show-the-hosanna-tabor-landmark-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/michael-paulsen-hosanna-in-the-highest/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/michael-paulsen-hosanna-in-the-highest/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:55:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122905 Public Discourse: In a recent decision, the Supreme Court has held that the First Amendment provides additional and independent rights to religious organizations, beyond those to which non-religious groups are entitled. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/michael-paulsen-hosanna-in-the-highest/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/kevin-theriot-supreme-court-affirms-%e2%80%93-a-church-should-determine-who-its-ministers-are-not-the-gov%e2%80%99t/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/kevin-theriot-supreme-court-affirms-%e2%80%93-a-church-should-determine-who-its-ministers-are-not-the-gov%e2%80%99t/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:52:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122858 Speak Up Movement Church Blog: The Supreme Court just handed down a fantastic ruling affirming the right of churches to employ only those individuals that share their beliefs and live their lives according to the teaching of the church. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/kevin-theriot-supreme-court-affirms-%e2%80%93-a-church-should-determine-who-its-ministers-are-not-the-gov%e2%80%99t/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/kevin-theriot-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-landmark-ruling-in-hosanna-tabor-evangelical-lutheran-church-and-school-v-eeoc/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/kevin-theriot-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-landmark-ruling-in-hosanna-tabor-evangelical-lutheran-church-and-school-v-eeoc/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:31:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122786 Kevin Theriot appeared on the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss yesterday's ruling. | MP3 audio 8:33 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/kevin-theriot-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-landmark-ruling-in-hosanna-tabor-evangelical-lutheran-church-and-school-v-eeoc/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/u-s-supreme-court-upholds-ministerial-exception/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/u-s-supreme-court-upholds-ministerial-exception/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:05:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122599 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/u-s-supreme-court-upholds-ministerial-exception/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/legal-to-fire-pregnant-waitress-from-strip-club/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/legal-to-fire-pregnant-waitress-from-strip-club/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:10:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122385 Findlaw: Can you fire a pregnant waitress? Or any other pregnant employee? Josie Muriel says you can't, which is why she is suing Larry Flynt's New York Hustler Club for sex and gender discrimination ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/legal-to-fire-pregnant-waitress-from-strip-club/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/mo-police-officer-fired-after-religious-refusal-to-get-medical-help-for-wife-sues/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/mo-police-officer-fired-after-religious-refusal-to-get-medical-help-for-wife-sues/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:02:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122379 Religion Clause: A former Lee's Corner, Missouri police officer, Caleb Horner, last week filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the police department's refusal to allow him to return to work amounted to religious discrimination. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/mo-police-officer-fired-after-religious-refusal-to-get-medical-help-for-wife-sues/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/fired-muslim-bookkeeper-settles-suit-against-catholic-diocese/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/fired-muslim-bookkeeper-settles-suit-against-catholic-diocese/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:15:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121932 Religion Clause: The Lehigh Valley Morning Call reported yesterday on the settlement of a federal lawsuit that had been filed against the Catholic Diocese of Allentown (PA) by a woman who worked as a bookkeeper at a Catholic Church in Easton (PA). ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/fired-muslim-bookkeeper-settles-suit-against-catholic-diocese/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/refusal-to-discuss-sabbath-accommodation-for-correctional-officer-violates-title-vii/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/refusal-to-discuss-sabbath-accommodation-for-correctional-officer-violates-title-vii/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:52:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121569 Religion Clause Blog: In Schutte v. Department of Corrections, (CO Pers. Bd., Dec. 19, 2011), a Colorado State Personnel Board administrative law judge held . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/refusal-to-discuss-sabbath-accommodation-for-correctional-officer-violates-title-vii/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/mi-complaint-against-judges-proselytizing-is-protected-speech-jury-award-upheld/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/mi-complaint-against-judges-proselytizing-is-protected-speech-jury-award-upheld/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:39:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121185 Religion Clause: In Pucci v. Somers, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144894 (ED MI, Dec. 16, 2011), a Michigan federal district court upheld a $734,000 jury verdict in favor of Julie Pucci, the former deputy administrator of a Michigan state court, against Mark Somers, the court's chief judge. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/mi-complaint-against-judges-proselytizing-is-protected-speech-jury-award-upheld/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/%e2%80%9chiring-a-lecturer-stridently-opposed-to-gay-rights-goes-against-the-university%e2%80%99s-ethic-of-nondiscrimination%e2%80%9d/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/%e2%80%9chiring-a-lecturer-stridently-opposed-to-gay-rights-goes-against-the-university%e2%80%99s-ethic-of-nondiscrimination%e2%80%9d/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:04:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121080 The Volokh Conspiracy: That’s what one Hamline University business school professor said, in opposing the hiring of another prospective business school professor, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/%e2%80%9chiring-a-lecturer-stridently-opposed-to-gay-rights-goes-against-the-university%e2%80%99s-ethic-of-nondiscrimination%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/security-guard%e2%80%99s-right-to-wear-a-religious-headscarf/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/security-guard%e2%80%99s-right-to-wear-a-religious-headscarf/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:04:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120694 The Volokh Conspiracy: A Philadelphia-area security company will pay $50,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal religious discrimination lawsuit, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/security-guard%e2%80%99s-right-to-wear-a-religious-headscarf/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/court-upholds-churchs-firing-of-pre-school-director-for-living-with-boyfriend/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/court-upholds-churchs-firing-of-pre-school-director-for-living-with-boyfriend/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:50:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120507 Religion Clause: In Henry v. Red Hill Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tustin, (CA App., Dec. 9, 2011), a California appeals court upheld a church's firing of its pre-school director for living with her boyfriend ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/court-upholds-churchs-firing-of-pre-school-director-for-living-with-boyfriend/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/third-circuit-send-porn-get-fired/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/third-circuit-send-porn-get-fired/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:40:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120433 Findlaw: Ruling against a group of Latrobe Specialty Steel Co. employees who were fired for sending sexually explicit emails through their work accounts, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the workers had no basis in claiming that they were really fired because of their age. | Hodczak vs. Latrobe Specialty Steel Co. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/third-circuit-send-porn-get-fired/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/male-nurse-says-order-not-to-treat-muslim-female-patients-was-sex-discrimination/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/male-nurse-says-order-not-to-treat-muslim-female-patients-was-sex-discrimination/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:28:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120106 Religion Clause: Nurse John Benitez Jr. was told by his female supervisor not to treat women wearing Muslim headscarves because their male family members did not want a male treating female patients. However Benitez disregarded this instruction when a doctor told him to treat a female patient. Benitez was subsequently fired. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/male-nurse-says-order-not-to-treat-muslim-female-patients-was-sex-discrimination/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/court-rebuffs-new-claims-by-officer-disciplined-for-refusing-to-attend-event-at-mosque/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/court-rebuffs-new-claims-by-officer-disciplined-for-refusing-to-attend-event-at-mosque/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:33:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119845 Religion Clause: In Fields v. City of Tulsa, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136522 (ND OK, Nov. 28, 2011), an Oklahoma federal district court rejected an attempt by a Tulsa police officer to file a second amended complaint in his suit against the Tulsa Police Department. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/court-rebuffs-new-claims-by-officer-disciplined-for-refusing-to-attend-event-at-mosque/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/court-appears-ready-to-hand-legal-victory-to-transgender-woman-%c2%a0-atlanta-j-constitution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/court-appears-ready-to-hand-legal-victory-to-transgender-woman-%c2%a0-atlanta-j-constitution/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:17:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119773 Atlanta J. Constitution: A panel of three federal appeals court judges on Thursday appeared strongly inclined to grant a legal victory to Vandy Beth Glenn, a transgender woman who was fired as a legislative editor at the General Assembly after she disclosed she was going to make the transition from man to woman. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/court-appears-ready-to-hand-legal-victory-to-transgender-woman-%c2%a0-atlanta-j-constitution/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/conservative-think-tank-discovers-importance-of-7th-amendment-right-to-civil-jury-trial/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/conservative-think-tank-discovers-importance-of-7th-amendment-right-to-civil-jury-trial/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:15:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119723 InjuryBoard.com: The Institute is now highlighting a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by a former employee of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). David Coppedge was a 14-year veteran and the senior member of the JPL team that oversees computers for NASA's mission to send a satellite to Saturn, one of the most complicated in its history . . . Mr. Coppedge is being defended by attorney William J. Becker Jr., who is supported by the Alliance Defense Fund, the outstanding group defending religious liberty across America. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/conservative-think-tank-discovers-importance-of-7th-amendment-right-to-civil-jury-trial/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/mi-nurse-says-he-was-fired-over-treating-muslim-women/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/mi-nurse-says-he-was-fired-over-treating-muslim-women/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:39:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119564 Fox News: A male registered nurse and Vietnam war Army medic has sued the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, saying he was fired for disobeying a Muslim supervisor's order not to treat women wearing conservative Islamic dress. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/mi-nurse-says-he-was-fired-over-treating-muslim-women/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/judge-sends-nasas-jet-propulsion-lab-to-jury-trial-for-firing-employee-prnewswire-usnewswire/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/judge-sends-nasas-jet-propulsion-lab-to-jury-trial-for-firing-employee-prnewswire-usnewswire/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:14:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119245 Judge Sends NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to Jury Trial for Firing Employee... -- LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire: Coppedge is represented by William J. Becker, Jr. of The Becker Law Firm, who was supported in the case by Alliance Defense Fund. The case number is BC435600. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/judge-sends-nasas-jet-propulsion-lab-to-jury-trial-for-firing-employee-prnewswire-usnewswire/feed/ 0