Showing posts with label Catholic schools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catholic schools. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Civil Courts Can Decide Dispute Over Catholic Organization's Bylaws

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In Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools, Inc. v. Blair,  (CT App., Feb. 25, 2025), a Connecticut state appellate court held th...
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Differential School Bussing for Parochial School Students Does Not Violate Free Exercise or Equal Protection Clauses

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In Swiech v. Board of Education for the Sylvania City School District ,  (OH App., Feb. 7, 2025), an Ohio state appellate court affirmed the...
Saturday, January 25, 2025

Supreme Court Grants Cert. In Oklahoma Publicly-Funded Catholic Charter School Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday granted review in  Oklahoma Virtual Charter School Board v. Drummond,  (Docket No. 24-394, certiorari grant...
Thursday, September 26, 2024

Court Refuses to Stay Discovery in Gay Teacher's Title VII Suit Against Catholic School

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In Califano v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York ,  (ED NY, Sept. 24, 2024), a New York federal district court refused to...
Thursday, June 06, 2024

Catholic Preschools Must Be Able to Conditionally Participate in Colorado Universal Preschool Program

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In St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton v. Roy ,  (D CO, June 4, 2024), a Colorado federal district court in a 101-page opinion, held that ...
Friday, May 17, 2024

Longer Bus Routes for Parochial School Students Upheld

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In Swiech v. Board of Education of the Sylvania City School District ,  (OH Com. Pl., March 19, 2024), an Ohio trial court dismissed a suit ...
Thursday, May 09, 2024

4th Circuit: Ministerial Exception Bars Suit by Catholic School Teacher Fired Over Same-Sex Marriage Plans

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In Billard v. Charlotte Catholic High School ,  (4th Cir., May 8, 2024), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Catholic high sch...
Monday, March 18, 2024

7th Circuit: Zoning Denial for Catholic School Athletic Field Lights Did Not Violate RLUIPA

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In Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart v. City of Madison, Wisconsin ,  (7th Cir., March 15, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7...
Friday, January 12, 2024

State Regulation of Catholic Childcare Program Upheld

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In South Hills Catholic Academy v. Department of Human Services , (PA Commonwealth Ct., Jan. 11, 2024), a Pennsylvania appellate court rejec...
Friday, September 22, 2023

4th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on Catholic School's Firing of Teacher Who Entered Same-Sex Marriage

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The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard oral arguments ( audio of full oral arguments ) in  Billard v. Charlotte Catholic H...
Friday, August 18, 2023

Catholic Schools Sue Over Rules for Inclusion in Colorado's Universal Preschool Funding

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Suit was filed this week in a Colorado federal district court by the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver and two Catholic schools challenging the...
Wednesday, August 16, 2023

7th Circuit: Parties Cannot Force A Constitutional Ruling On School Aid By Rejecting Statutory Alternative

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In St. Augustine School v. Underly , (7th Cir., Aug. 14, 2023), is the latest installment in a case that arose in 2015 and has been litigate...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

NJ Anti-Discrimination Law Creates Defense for Catholic School That Requires Teachers to Follow Catholic Teachings

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 In Cristello v. St. Theresa School ,  (NJ Sup. Ct., Aug. 14, 2023), the New Jersey Supreme Court dismissed a suit against a Catholic school...
Tuesday, August 01, 2023

Suit Challenges Oklahoma's Approval of Catholic Charter School

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Suit was filed yesterday in an Oklahoma state trial court challenging the decision of the state's Virtual Charter School Board to approv...
Friday, July 14, 2023

Catholic School's Non-Renewal of Counsellor Who Entered Same-Sex Marriage Upheld

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In Fitzgerald v. Roncalli High School, Inc. , (7th Cir., July 13, 2023), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the ministerial exc...
Sunday, June 25, 2023

Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine Bars Court From Interpreting Foundation's Bylaws

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In Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools, Inc. v. The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair ,  (CT Super, June 15, 2023), a Connecticu...
Monday, May 01, 2023

Triable Issues of Fact Remain on Ministerial Exception in Age Discrimination Suit Against Catholic School

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 In Atkins v. St. Cecelia Catholic School , (CA App., April 28, 2023), a California state appellate court held that there are triable issues...
Saturday, April 15, 2023

Two Justices Say Iowa Should Adopt Ministerial Exception Doctrine

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In Konchar v. Pins ,  (IA Sup. Ct., April 14, 2023), the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a trial court's dismissal of fraud, defamation and ...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Certiorari Denied in Catholic School Teacher's Suit Against His Union

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied review in Jusino v. Federation of Catholic Teachers, Inc.,  (Docket No. 22-662, certiorari  denied 3...
Wednesday, February 08, 2023

Catholic School Students Sue Air & Space Museum for Barring Pro-Life Apparel

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Suit was filed this week in the D.C. federal district court by or on behalf of eleven South Carolina Catholic high school students against t...