No. 25A624

Cynthia Braccia, et al. v. Northwell Health Systems

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-26
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: employment-discrimination preemption religious-accommodation state-law supremacy-clause title-vii
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity EmploymentDiscrimina
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) whether the Supremacy Clause allows states to bypass Title VII's accommodations requirement; and (2) whether employers can avoid Title VII religious accommodations by claiming that granting an accommodation would violate a state law that does not contemplate such accommodations.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Supremacy Clause preempts state laws that conflict with Title VII's religious accommodation requirements

Docket Entries

2025-11-29
Application (25A624) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until February 9, 2026.
2025-11-24
Application (25A624) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 9, 2025 to February 7, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Cynthia Braccia, et al.
Gene Clayton SchaerrSchaerr | Jaffe, Petitioner