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Q: What court decided EEOC?

Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2012.

Q: What is the citation for EEOC?

The official citation for Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC is 565 U.S. ___ (2012).

Q: What legal issues are involved in EEOC?

Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC involves the following religious liberty issues: Church & State, Workplace Accommodation.

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Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC, No. 565 U.S. ___ (2012) (U.S. 2012).

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Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC (No. 565 U.S. ___ (2012)) [U.S. Supreme Court, 2012] — The ministerial exception doctrine prohibits secular courts from reviewing employment claims brought by members of the clergy. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/hosanna-tabor/, accessed April 8, 2026).

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Citation: 565 U.S. ___ (2012) Year: 2012 Court: U.S. Supreme Court

Church & State Workplace Accommodation

Holding: The ministerial exception doctrine prohibits secular courts from reviewing employment claims brought by members of the clergy.

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Cited as context

Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC (565 U.S. ___ (2012)) is a Church & State case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2012. The court held that the ministerial exception doctrine prohibits secular courts from reviewing employment claims brought by members of the clergy.