July 21, 2026

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Gaylor v. Mnuchin

A clergy-specific tax-free housing allowance provision in the IRS code is constitutional and falls within the play between the joints of the Free Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause.

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Gaylor v. Mnuchin, No. 7th Cir., March 15, 2019 (2019).
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Gaylor v. Mnuchin (No. 7th Cir., March 15, 2019) [2019] — A clergy-specific tax-free housing allowance provision in the IRS code is constitutional and falls within the play between the joints of the Free Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/gaylor-v-mnuchin/, accessed July 21, 2026).
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Citation: 7th Cir., March 15, 2019 Year: 2019
Holding: A clergy-specific tax-free housing allowance provision in the IRS code is constitutional and falls within the play between the joints of the Free Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause.
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Gaylor v. Mnuchin (7th Cir., March 15, 2019) is a Church & State case in 2019. The court held that a clergy-specific tax-free housing allowance provision in the IRS code is constitutional and falls within the play between the joints of the Free Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause.