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We just had a disturbing loss in our case involving Lacey Smith hand
Marli Brown, the two flight attendants that were fired for their
religious beliefs.

Alaska Airlines terminated our clients for posting their concerns
about the Equality Act's impact on women and people of faith on
an internal company website. The company posted that it invited
questions and welcomed diverse views, but then it fired Marli and
Lacey for their comments.

Yesterday, a Seattle federal judge issued a ruling against our
clients.

A federal judge appointed during the Carter administration issued this
alarming decision that deprives our clients of their chance to prove
their case before a jury. Instead, the court decided to credit Alaska
Airlines' and the flight attendants' union's
explanations.

It's especially troubling because it empowers employers to
punish employees simply for expressing their religious beliefs. It
would give businesses leeway to discriminate against employees who
hold religious beliefs about the nature of male and female or the need
to protect women's spaces, if done in the name of protecting
other employees from hearing ideas that they find offensive.

"It's chilling that Americans can be fired for their
religious beliefs and a court of law would approve," said First
Liberty Senior Counsel Stephanie Taub. "Flagrantly disregarding
federal civil rights laws that protect people of faith from
discrimination, Alaska Airlines canceled our clients and the flight
attendants' union betrayed their trust."

This is a setback. But the fight's not over.

We're going to take this case to the next level and appeal to
the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

We're going to continue to fight for our clients until Alaska
Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants are held
accountable, and American employees are safe from discrimination.

Can Lacey and Marli count on your support?

Fighting a major corporation like Alaska Airlines at the appeals court
won't be easy. We need your help to win this case. Please
support First Liberty and give today.
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