Legal Opinion
Alyce Conlon v. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 5, 2015No. 14-1549PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
Alyce Conlon worked at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA (“IVCF”) in Michigan as a spiritual director, involved in providing religious counsel and prayer. She informed IVCF that she was contemplating divorce, at which point IVCF put her on paid — and later unpaid — leave. When her marital situation continued to worsen despite counseling efforts, IVCF terminated her employment. Conlon sued IVCF and her supervisors in federal district court under Title VII and Michigan law. IVCF claimed the First Amendment’s ministerial exception to employment laws.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by37 opinions
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