"Controversial Religious Liberty Training Order Paused by Judge"

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily paused his ruling that required lawyers at Southwest Airlines to attend "religious liberty training" conducted by a conservative Christian group. The judge will decide whether to stay the order pending Southwest's appeal. The ruling came after the lawyers allegedly undermined the judge's earlier decision in a religious bias case. The judge awarded damages to a flight attendant who claimed she was fired for objecting to her union's participation in a protest sponsored by Planned Parenthood. Southwest argues that the ruling violates its free-speech rights.