Court Preliminarily Enjoins State From Changing Requirements for Personal Care Services

A federal district court certifies a class action and issues a preliminary injunction barring North Carolina from changing the requirements that Medicaid recipients must meet in order to receive personal care services. Pashby et al v. Cansler (E.D.N.C., No. 5:11-CV-273-BO, Dec. 8, 2011).

Supreme Court Rules That 1st Amendment Bars ADA Claim Against Religious School

The United States Supreme Court rules that a "called" teacher cannot pursue a disability discrimination claim against her former employer, a Lutheran school, because the First Amendment prevents courts from interfering with a religious organization's decision to hire or fire a religious minister. Hosana-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (565 U.S. ______, Jan. 11, 2012).

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