IN LEGAL NEWS

Judge rules for JCC
A lawsuit, filed by a JCC employee who was fired after attending a Jews for Jesus concert, was dismissed. In LeBoon v. Lancaster Jewish Community Center, a U.S. district court judge rejected the argument by the former employee, an evangelical Christian, that the JCC in Lancaster, Pa. isn’t entitled to a religious exemption from hiring practices, the New York Law Journal reported. Noting the JCC’s kosher kitchen, among other factors, the judge ruled that building Jewish life is among the center’s primary purposes. In court papers, the JCC insisted the employee was fired for purely economic reasons.


Firing of Christian Cheerleading Coach Upheld
ATLANTA — Fired University of Georgia cheerleading coach Marilou Braswell on Monday was denied her request to be reinstated and was told by a federal judge that she faced an uphill battle in her lawsuit against the university. .....

Braswell was fired Aug. 23, two weeks after she read a prepared statement informing cheerleaders that teammate Jaclyn Steele had made allegations of religious discrimination against her....Steele, who is Jewish, and another Jewish cheerleader first complained that Braswell gave unfavorable treatment to non-Christian cheerleaders and others who did not participate in pregame prayers and Bible studies at Braswell's home.

The university investigated their complaint and placed Braswell on probation while ordering Steele to be placed on the football cheerleading squad without a tryout.