A federal appeals court ruled there is enough evidence for a jury to decide whether Alaska Airlines fired Lacey Smith and Marli Brown because of their religious beliefs.
The two former flight attendants sued after the airline backed the Equality Act in 2021 and they posted objections on an internal employee forum rooted in their Christian faith.
Alaska Airlines had labeled the comments "discriminatory," "hateful," and "offensive," then investigated and terminated both women after the exchange.
The Ninth Circuit decision lets their religious-discrimination claims against the airline proceed, adding to workplace-rights scrutiny around employee speech on gender-identity protections.