While you were sleeping at your desk yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt with a few workplace-related cases.
First, the Court ruled that federal discrimination laws don't protect some church employees because there needs to be separation of church and state, there are First Amendment protections, and there's something about the Establishment Clause. Well okay, until you learn that churches won't have to factor race, sex and disability into their employment processes, and that they can fire a minister whenever they want to and no federal anti-discrimination laws will apply. Terrific.
Oh, and the Court also threw out a case from an inmate at a privately-run prison who was suing the prison's employees for maltreatment. Inmates housed at government-run federal or state prisons, however, can still get their lawsuit on because they're covered under the Eighth Amendment. Or something? What does it all mean? I decided not to become a lawyer a long time ago, so I'll leave the post-game wrap up to someone who is.
One does wonder how many corporations are suddenly wishing they were churches. Well, at least corporations are people, my friend. By the way, next week is the two-year anniversary of the Citizens United ruling. Time sure flies.
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