<ul><li>The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a federal judge exceeded his authority by ordering Southwest Airlines' in-house attorneys to undergo religious liberty training.</li><li>The judge's contempt order against Southwest Airlines was vacated as it was deemed not the least-restrictive means of remedying the airline's non-compliance with the judgment.</li><li>The court also reversed part of the jury's finding that Southwest violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and affirmed dismissal of some claims under the Railway Labor Act.</li><li>The case involved a former flight attendant who was fired for violating Southwest's harassment policies, and highlighted the nuances of civil contempt sanctions in religious discrimination cases.</li></ul>

Judge went too far in ordering Southwest lawyers to take religious liberty training, 5th Circuit holds

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