July 17, 2026
The Second Circuit is making it more difficult for workers to win cases over denied faith-related job accommodations by requiring an employer's motive be part of the analysis, a move experts said also further complicates an already messy legal landscape.
July 15, 2026
The Second Circuit unraveled a New York court officer's victory in her lawsuit alleging she was unlawfully denied a religious exemption to a COVID-19 vaccination mandate, concluding Wednesday that a trial court wrongly set aside relevant U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
February 27, 2026
This week, the Second Circuit will consider the New York State Unified Court System's challenge to a federal judge's decision finding the court system discriminated against a Christian employee by not accommodating her request for an exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Here, Law360 looks at this and other cases on the docket in New York.