KENNEDY v. ST. JOSEPH'S MINISTRIES, INC.

No. 10-1792.

657 F.3d 189 (2011)

Lori KENNEDY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ST. JOSEPH'S MINISTRIES, INC., d/b/a St. Joseph's Ministries, Defendant-Appellant. Alliance Defense Fund; National Association of Evangelicals, Amici Supporting Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: September 14, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Leslie A. Powell , Law Offices of Leslie A. Powell, Frederick, Maryland, for Appellant. Dennis Chong , Michael J. Hoare, PC, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Diana M. Schobel , Paul D. Flynn , Law Offices of Leslie A. Powell, Frederick, Maryland, for Appellant. Michael J. Hoare , Michael J. Hoare, PC, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. Kevin Theriot , Alliance Defense Fund, Leawood, Kansas, for Amici Supporting Appellant.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge SHEDD wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WYNN joined. Judge KING wrote a dissenting opinion.


OPINION

SHEDD, Circuit Judge:

Lori Kennedy filed a complaint under Title VII against her former employer, Villa St. Catherine, Inc. (St. Catherine),1 alleging that it engaged in religious discrimination and retaliation against her. After the district court2 denied St. Catherine's motion for summary judgment, St. Catherine filed this interlocutory appeal, contending that the plain language of 42 U...

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