A federal appeals court has reinstated a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by a counseling degree graduate student expelled by Eastern Michigan University faculty because she asked to refer a gay client to another grad student.
On Jan. 27, a unanimous panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment ruling in favor of the university defendants issued by Judge George Steeh of the Eastern District of Michigan in July 2010. The panel also remanded the case, Ward v. Polite, to the lower court for further proceedings.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
