General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists et al v. Horton et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

8:24-cv-02866

Court:

Maryland

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Theodore D. Chuang

  1. June 20, 2025

    Judge Nixes Bias Carveout For Seventh-Day Adventist Orgs

    A Maryland federal judge narrowed a suit from two Seventh-day Adventist church organizations claiming the state's anti-employment bias law illegally prevents them from hiring workers based upon their faith, while also rejecting a bid to shield the organizations' hiring practices from the law.

  2. October 30, 2024

    4 Things Discrimination Attys May Have Missed In October

    An ousted Christian fire chief appealing his loss in a religious bias suit has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to ditch its longstanding McDonnell Douglas test, and a recent Maryland Supreme Court decision that narrowed a bias law exemption for religious employers is being challenged as unconstitutional. Here, Law360 looks at four employment litigation developments that flew under the radar this month.