Justices weigh church autonomy in transgender librarian bias case

In Brief:

• Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving a transgender librarian‘s nonrenewal at a Catholic school.
• Reyzl MoChridhe alleges sex and gender-identity discrimination under the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
• Lower courts ruled that church autonomy and religious-freedom protections barred the claims.
• The high court must decide whether religious employers can invoke ecclesiastical abstention in disputes involving employees in secular roles.