Supreme Court will decide if religious freedom shields Catholic schools from teacher suits
WASHINGTON - In 2014, Kristen Biel told her principal at St. James Catholic School in Torrance that she had breast cancer and would need time off for chemotherapy.
The school dismissed her two months later, citing concerns for "classroom management." Biel sued.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court announced it would hear an appeal by the school that pits religious freedom against anti-discrimination law: Does the First Amendment's protection for the "free exercise of religion" shield religious schools from being sued by
