A ten-judge bench of the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7^th Circuit ruled on July 9 by a vote of 7-3 that the religion clauses of the 1^st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution give churches total immunity from hostile environment claims by their ministerial employees.  Demkovich v. St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 20410, 2021 WL 2880232 (7^th Cir. en banc).

Rejecting a decision by a three-judge … <Read More>