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Cases & Analysis
Analysis: Religious Accommodations in the Workplace
February 2026 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the federal agency responsible for enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. According to EEOC guidance: “Title VII requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for...
Case Page: Jeriah Sellers v. MeltSpa – Forcing Women to Escort Males into the Women’s Locker Room
The Spa Environment and Jeriah’s Duties Jeriah Sellers is employed by MeltSpa in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where she works as a concierge. MeltSpa provides salon and spa treatments. In preparation for their treatments, guests undress in multi-user locker rooms,...
Case Page: Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church – First Amendment & RLUIPA – Discrimination against Churches
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church is a small Ukrainian Catholic parish in Collier Township, Pennsylvania, whose members belong to an ancient Eastern Christian tradition rooted in Ukraine and worship according to millennia-old liturgical customs. Ukrainian...
Case Page: Youth 71Five Ministries v. Oregon – Exclusion of Faith-Based Employers from State Grant Program
Independence Law Center Supports Oregon Youth Ministry Barred from Program for its Religious Hiring Standards in the U.S. Supreme Court On February 13, 2026, the Independence Law Center filed a brief in support of Youth 71Five Ministries, a Christian nonprofit...
Case Page: Hecox (Idaho) & B.P.J. (West Virginia) — State Statutes Protecting Girls’ Sports
October 2025 While Title IX has, for years, clearly permitted separate categories for males and females in athletics, activists began a coordinated effort to force entities to accept males on female teams. In response, in March 2020, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed...
Foote v. Ludlow School Committee – Parental Rights – School Secretly Transitioning Children
A public school in Ludlow, Massachusetts, socially transitioned children without their parents’ consent or knowledge. Staff were required to intentionally deceive parents by using the children’s legal names and sex-based pronouns when speaking to parents, but use...
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