No. 24-733

Daniel Snyder v. Arconic, Corp., a Delaware Corporation, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-01-13
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Response Waived Experienced Counsel
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Latest Conference: 2025-02-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a sincerely motivated religious expression establishes a prima facie case of religious discrimination under Title VII without additional showing of undue hardship

Question Presented (from Petition)

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 broadly observance and practice,” unless the employer shows that reasonably accommodating that practice would See 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2(a)  H M in employment decisions,” without showing undue hardship. E.E.O.C. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. , 575 U.S. 768, 773 (2015). In this case, the court of appeals and district court held that Daniel Snyder failed to establish a prima facie case ” App.21a. Both courts held that Mr . Sn yder failed to additionally court held he failed to provide a priori notice of his religious expression. The courts reached these conclusions by applying a preAbercrombie a-textual judicial test for adjudicating claims of failure to accommodate religious practice. a prima facie case under Abercrombie .

Docket Entries

2025-03-03
Petition DENIED.
2025-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2025.
2025-02-12
Amicus brief of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty submitted.
2025-02-12
Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed. (Distributed)
2025-02-07
Waiver of Arconic, Corp., et al. of right to respond submitted.
2025-02-07
Waiver of right of respondent Arconic, Corp., et al. to respond filed.
2025-02-04
Amicus brief of NC Values Institute submitted.
2025-02-04
2025-01-16
Letter of Daniel Snyder submitted.
2025-01-16
2025-01-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 12, 2025)

Attorneys

Arconic, Corp., et al.
Abbey Chun FurlongLane & Waterman LLP, Respondent
Abbey Chun FurlongLane & Waterman LLP, Respondent
Daniel Snyder
Thomas L. BrejchaThomas More Society, Petitioner
Thomas L. BrejchaThomas More Society, Petitioner
Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty
Jeffrey Matthew HarrisConsovoy McCarthy PLLC, Amicus
Jeffrey Matthew HarrisConsovoy McCarthy PLLC, Amicus
NC Values Institute
Deborah Dewart — Amicus
Deborah Dewart — Amicus