Church Employment Discrimination Case (Ministerial Exception)
The Supreme Court will hear a case involving whether churches can discriminate when making employment decisions about employees who are not clergy, specifically regarding whether they can hire and fire teachers on grounds that would otherwise be discriminatory.
Church Employment Discrimination Case (Ministerial Exception) (U.S. 2011).
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Church Employment Discrimination Case (Ministerial Exception) [U.S. Supreme Court, 2011] — The Supreme Court will hear a case involving whether churches can discriminate when making employment decisions about employees who are not clergy, specifically regarding whether they can hire and fire teachers on grounds that would otherwise be discriminatory. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/church-employment-case/, accessed April 13, 2026).
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Year: 2011 Court: U.S. Supreme Court Outcome:Pending
Holding: The Supreme Court will hear a case involving whether churches can discriminate when making employment decisions about employees who are not clergy, specifically regarding whether they can hire and fire teachers on grounds that would otherwise be discriminatory.
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Church Employment Discrimination Case (Ministerial Exception) is a Education case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2011. The court held that the Supreme Court will hear a case involving whether churches can discriminate when making employment decisions about employees who are not clergy, specifically regarding whether they can hire and fire teachers on grounds that would otherwise be discriminatory. The case resulted in a Pending outcome.
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