Southwest Airlines fights $800,000 award to fired flight attendant with anti-abortion views in court

Southwest Airlines is going back to court in New Orleans to try to change a decision that gave $800,000 to a flight attendant who said she was fired for her anti-abortion beliefs. The airline argues that the flight attendant, Charlene Carter, was fired for being uncivil at work by sending aggressive anti-abortion messages to a coworker. Carter's lawyers say she sent the messages because of her Christian beliefs. They believe she was fired unfairly and that the airline and the union should take responsibility. The judge ordered the airline to inform employees that they cannot discriminate based on religious beliefs. Southwest was found in contempt for not explaining the situation properly to its employees. The judge also ordered the airline's lawyers to undergo religious liberty training. The initial award was $5.1 million, but it was later reduced to $800,000.