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Va. court rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online

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A Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to fire a gay teacher who announced his marriage on social media a decade ago, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, reversing a judge’s earlier decision.

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  1. NBC News

    North Carolina Catholic school didn’t violate the law by firing gay teacher, appeals court rules (opens NBC News)

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    A Roman Catholic high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, did not violate federal civil rights law by firing a gay teacher after he announced that he would marry his same-sex partner, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, overturning a lower court ruling.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Court rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online (opens MyNorthwest)

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    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to fire a gay teacher who announced his marriage on social media a decade ago, a

  3. The Christian Post

    Catholic school can legally fire teacher in same-sex marriage, appeals court rules (opens The Christian Post)

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    An appeals court has ruled that a Catholic school in North Carolina could dismiss a teacher because he was in a same-sex marriage, as it violated the institution’s religious views.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Va. court rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    A Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to fire a gay teacher who announced his marriage on social media a decade ago, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, reversing a judge’s earlier decision.

  5. CBS 17 Raleigh

    Court rules NC Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online (opens CBS 17 Raleigh)

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    A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, reversed a 2021 ruling that Charlotte Catholic High School and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte had violated Lonnie Billard's federal employment protections against sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights A…

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