Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Counselor's suit settled in Michigan

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Plaintiff was dismissed by Eastern Michigan U after declining to counsel a gay client due to the plaintiff's Christian beliefs.  The case was settled for $75,000.

http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/jp/eastern-michigan-u-settles-counseling-students-lawsuit-for-75000?cid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en

Her case was initially dismissed by the federal trial court, but subsequently reinstated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.




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