Yakima Union Gospel Mission CEO Mike Johnson, right stands outside the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Friday, July 19, 2024. The nonprofit charity is challenging a Washington state law that bars religious organizations from only hiring workers who share their religious beliefs. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
Yakima Union Gospel Mission CEO Mike Johnson stands outside the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Friday, July 19, 2024. The nonprofit charity is challenging a Washington state law that bars religious organizations from only hiring workers who share their religious beliefs. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
Ryan Tucker, left and David Cortman, attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom, and Yakima Union Gospel Mission CEO Mike Johnson, right, speak to reporters outside the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Friday, July 19, 2024. They are challenging a Washington state law that bars religious organizations from only hiring workers who share their religious beliefs. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)