U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Jun. 30, 2023
Unanimous decision facilitating religious accommodation is also victory for the Court
Justice Alito’s opinion yesterday emphasized the recent shift in Establishment Clause jurisprudence toward greater accommodation of religious practice; even neutral policies may violate an employee’s religious rights.
Mitchell Keiter
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In an unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court clarified the standard that businesses must follow in determining whether to grant employees’ requests for religious accommodations (which often, though not always, involve time off for sabbath or holiday observance). Groff v. DeJoy, 22-174. Justice Alito’s opinion disavowed language in Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison, 432 U.S. 63 (1977), which suggested employer...
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