9th Circuit reverses sexual orientation bias ruling in favor of Christian ministry

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A dissenting judge wrote that the decision represented part of a “disturbing path” with respect to religious freedom protections.

Published June 22, 2026

A view of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on June 12, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif. The court vacated a panel's religious discrimination decision in favor of a religious ministry.

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