Supreme Court Cases 3/21/14

Religion:
The government must stay out of hiring and firing decisions by a religious organization, even if a minister sues for employment discrimination. Cheryl Perich was a Michigan teacher who had been employed by a school run by the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and she was fired. She became ill with narcolepsy and went on disability. The congregation voted to pay a portion of her health insurance premiums in exchange for her resignation. She refused to step down and returned to work, only to be told she must leave and that she would likely be fired. The court ruled that the case could not go forward.

School System:
The Supreme Court was weighing on whether or not to have graduation ceremonies in churches. The appeal court said it goes too far to have graduation in an "endorsement" of a particular religion. Nine students and parents said they were uncomfortable having it in a church only in Christianity, and that they should think about having graduation in a Jewish temple and see how everyone felt.  The justices have considered the case at their weekly conferences but taken no action, raising the chances the appeal will be turned down.

Minority:
This case was about a white woman who applied to the University of Texas and did not get accepted because what she thinks, is due to her color. She said that she was higher in her class and she was in more activities than some people who got accepted, she stated that the only known difference was the color of their skin. Texas' argument was that they wanted diversity in the University.