Balancing Mission and Compliance: How Recent Ninth Circuit Rulings Affect Employers with Religious Mission and Religious Employees
Washington’s religious‑accommodation landscape is shifting in two distinct directions. In what is likely to be one of the most important religious freedom cases of the year, the Ninth Circuit in Union Gospel Mission v. Brown, No. 24-7246 (9th Cir., 2026) continued the trend of expanding constitutional protections for religious employers, holding that Washington cannot apply...
Williams Kastner Announces Promotions of James Bulthuis and Sean Leake, and Board Election of Jessie Harris
January 1, 2025 ─ Williams Kastner is pleased to announce the promotion of two attorneys within the firm. James Bulthuis has been elevated from Member to Equity Member, and Sean Leake has been promoted from Senior Associate to Member. Additionally, Member Jessie Harris has been elected to serve on the firm’s board of directors “We...