Southwest Airlines is back in court to reverse an $800,000 award to a flight attendant fired for anti-abortion views. Attorneys argue religious discrimination violation of federal laws. The Fifth Circuit debates religious conduct vs. belief in the case.
If forced to attend the Alliance Defending Freedom “religious-liberty training” as ordered, "The Southwest attorneys … would likely suffer a violation of their constitutional rights,” the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday. Yes, that Fifth Circuit. Law Dork: https://t.co/VD9UHeZruw
An order requiring attorneys for Southwest Airlines to attend "religious-liberty training" put on by the Alliance Defending Freedom was blocked by the Fifth Circuit. https://t.co/6AOHpmioKE
The Fifth Circuit found that an order for several in-house Southwest Airlines attorneys to undergo "religious liberty training' should be permanently placed on hold while an appeal of a flight attendant's Title VII trial win is pending. https://t.co/Y57UqXRnr0 https://t.co/4VnLofFWl0