No. 25A25

Jim Kennedy v. PEI-Genesis

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-08
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: circuit-split employment-discrimination judicial-scrutiny religious-belief summary-judgment title-vii
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) the definition and scope of religious belief under Title VI when religious belief and secular beliefs are intertwined and 2) the role of the judiciary in determining whether a belief is religious when deciding a dispositive motion.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal courts must apply a broad, expansive definition of religious belief under Title VII that allows for the coexistence of secular and religious motivations when evaluating employment discrimination claims

Docket Entries

2025-08-12
Application of Jim Kennedy for a further extension of time submitted.
2025-07-11
Application (25A25) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 13, 2025.
2025-07-03
Application (25A25) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 14, 2025 to August 28, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Jim Kennedy
Dana Lauren WeferLaw Offices of Dana Wefer, Petitioner