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[1001906142] [25-1569] Jennifer Samuels [Entered: 01/09/2026 10:34 AM]","doc_type":"Amicus Curiae Brief","filing_date":"2026-01-09","dkt_no":104,"att_no":1,"pages":29,"doc_url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca4.178790/gov.uscourts.ca4.178790.104.1.pdf","docket_url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70634173/"},{"doc_id":"d6e4529baea70","docket_id":"70634173","description":"AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association and National Employment Lawyers Association. . Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. Response: Zinski v. Liberty University, No. 25-1228 raises issues about religious defenses in Title VII, RFRA, and the First Amendment. General Conf. of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Horton, No. 25-1735 religious defenses in Title VII, MFEPA, RFRA, & 1st Amendment. 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[1001919444] [25-1569]--[Edited 02/02/2026 by CH--see ECF 165] Joseph Dugan [Entered: 02/02/2026 02:28 PM]","doc_type":"Memorandum reply brief (no paper copies required)","filing_date":"2026-02-02","dkt_no":163,"pages":37,"doc_url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca4.178790/gov.uscourts.ca4.178790.163.0.pdf","docket_url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70634173/","bluebook":"Memorandum Reply Brief (No Paper Copies Required), *Doe v. Catholic Relief Servs.*, No. 25-1569 (4th Cir. Feb. 2, 2026), ECF No. 163"},{"doc_id":"d01b5c19bfa08","docket_id":"70634173","description":"Docket correction requested from Catholic Relief Services. Re: [163] memorandum reply brief. Access to memorandum reply brief has been restricted to case participants. Paper copies required. 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