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Bartrum on the Ministerial Exception
Ian Batrum has posted Religion and Race: The Ministerial Exception Reexamined. The abstract follows. — MLM This essay is a contribution to the Northwestern University Law Review’s colloquy on the...
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Is a Nun an Employee?
An Orthodox Christian nun in Canada is suing her former convent for wrongful constructive dismissal. The ex-nun alleges that she worked for the convent for 14 years, providing services that included...
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European Human Rights Court Rules Clergy Have a Right to Unionize
Here’s an interesting approach to church autonomy. This week, a chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that clergy (and lay employees) of the Romanian Orthodox Church have a right to...
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Today’s Argument at the ECtHR: Highlights
Today in Strasbourg, a chamber of the European Court of Human Rights heard oral argument in four consolidated cases from the United Kingdom: Chaplin v. UK, Eweida v. UK, Ladele v. UK, and McFarlane v....
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Update on English Sabbath-Observance Case
An update on an earlier post about an English appellate court decision on the right of Christian employees to decline to work on Sundays. The decision was released to the public last week, and it turns...
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The Abercrombie Look
Staff at Abercrombie & Fitch Store, London (BBC) Here’s an interesting case that reveals much about the way American mass marketers view religion and “diversity.” This week, a federal district...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Settles Headscarf Lawsuit
An update on the California headscarf litigation I discussed earlier this month. Abercrombie & Fitch has settled the lawsuit and agreed to allow Muslim employees to wear headscarves while on the...
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Here are some important law-and-religion news stories from around the web: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle suspended all public celebration of Mass because of the coronavirus pandemic. The...
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Here are some important law-and-religion news stories from around the web: In Mahmoud v. McKnight, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland refused to allow parents to opt their...
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