Split 9th Circ. To Rehear Ministry's Anti-LGBTQ+ Hiring Case

By Rachel Riley · June 18, 2026, 10:59 PM EDT

The Ninth Circuit on Thursday nixed a panel's recent ruling that the First Amendment shields a Christian ministry's practice of rejecting gay job applicants, granting Washington state's bid for a full-court...

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Case Information

Case Title

Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Wash v. Ferguson et al

Case Number

1:23-cv-03027

Court

Washington Eastern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

March 02, 2023


Case Title

Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Brown, et al.

Case Number

24-7246

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

December 02, 2024