Saturday, March 14, 2020

US Supreme Court: In concurrence to certiorari denial of Title VII religious accommodation case, three Justices (Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch) agreed with the Solicitor General’s brief that “we should reconsider the proposition, endorsed by the opinion in Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison, 432 U. S. 63, 84 (1977), that Title VII does not require an employer to make any accommodation for an employee’s practice of religion if doing so would impose more than a de minimis burden[,] Hardison’s reading does not represent the most likely interpretation of the statutory term ‘undue hardship[, and] we should grant review in an appropriate case to consider whether Hardison’s interpretation should be overruled”
First Circuit: In affirming summary judgment for defendant police officers on Fourth Amendment claim arising out of their seizure of plaintiff and his guns without a warrant, the court, as a matter of first impression, held that the “community caretaking function” exception to the warrant requirement extends to private premises (including homes) in addition to motor vehicles (as previously limited)
MHRC: April 6th Commission Meeting Agenda and Consent Agenda posted

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