Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from Christian fire chief who wanted to make it easier to sue for discrimination

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Source: CNN Politics

Published 9:54 AM EDT, Mon March 10, 2025


CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of a California fire chief who claimed he lost his job because of his Christian faith, a case that could have made it easier for Americans to win discrimination lawsuits against employers.

Ronald Hittle, a 24-year veteran of the fire department in Stockton, California, said he was fired after attending a two-day Christian conference on city time. The city countered that Hittle had been instructed to attend a “leadership” conference and told the high court in a brief that the chief had a long history of disobeying direction from superiors.

Two conservative justices – Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch – dissented from the decision to deny the case.

Represented in part by the First Liberty Institute, which has filed several successful religious claims at the Supreme Court in recent years, Hittle asked the Supreme Court to toss out a 1973 precedent, McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, that has for decades dictated how discrimination claims are reviewed in federal courts.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/10/politics/hittle-mcdonnell-douglas-supreme-court/index.html

[LeftInTX]

1. Good!

[Old Crank]

2. Gee so sorry

He couldn't collect his fat salary attending some religious teachings on my tax dollars.

Almost surprised that this court ruled against it.

good for them.

[AkFemDem]

3. They ruled against it to protect bigots

This would have made it easier for any employee to sue any employer for discrimination- they didn’t want to risk those pesky Muslims or women or Hispanics using the ruling to take their own bosses to court

[wolfie001]

4. If this decision causes some orange cult members to have aneurisms......

......then that's a great thing!!!!