A lower court invalidated Catholic and religious hospitals' longstanding exemption from federal pension law (ERISA) on the grounds that the hospitals were not operated by the Church itself but by church-associated religious groups.
By ReligiousLiberty.TV • February 26, 2026 • U.S. Const. amend. I
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Dignity Health v. United States (2015).
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Dignity Health v. United States [2015] — A lower court invalidated Catholic and religious hospitals' longstanding exemption from federal pension law (ERISA) on the grounds that the hospitals were not operated by the Church itself but by church-associated religious groups. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/dignity-health/, accessed October 27, 2026).
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Holding: A lower court invalidated Catholic and religious hospitals' longstanding exemption from federal pension law (ERISA) on the grounds that the hospitals were not operated by the Church itself but by church-associated religious groups.
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Dignity Health v. United States is a Free Exercise case in 2015. The court held that a lower court invalidated Catholic and religious hospitals' longstanding exemption from federal pension law (ERISA) on the grounds that the hospitals were not operated by the Church itself but by church-associated religious groups.