The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider eight new cases, including an appeal on whether employers need to offer better accommodations for religious workers.
Justices granted the appeal from a Christian Pennsylvania-based postal carrier who claims he was forced out of his job for being unable to work on Sundays. The petition seeks for justices to make it easier for employees to bring religious claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits workplace discrimination of several different forms, including on the basis of religion.
Groff is represented by First Liberty Institute, which is challenging a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit decision that found the Postal Service was not at fault in the dispute. Religious rights advocates have been seeking for the high court to reconsider its 1977 decision in Trans World Airlines Inc. v. Hardison, which found employers can't be required under a federal job discrimination law to bear more than a minimal cost.
Here is a summary of additional cases the court agreed to hear for the remainder of its 2022-23 term:The justices also agreed to hear a case on what constitutes a"true threat" that can be prosecuted as a crime versus what types of threatening language may be protected by the First Amendment.
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