INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Supreme Court is upholding the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis’s decision to fire a teacher for being in a same-sex marriage.
Joshua Payne-Elliott was fired from Cathedral High School in 2019 after marrying in 2017.
Payne-Elliott sued the Archdiocese but settled with the school over employment discrimination claims. The court ruled on Wednesday that the school’s firing of Payne-Elliott is protected under the First Amendment.
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