Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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The official citation for Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is 565 U.S. 171.

Religious institutions have a First Amendment right to make employment decisions free from state interference through the ministerial exception doctrine.

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February 26, 2026

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Citation: 565 U.S. 171 Year: 2012 Court: U.S. Supreme Court

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Holding: Religious institutions have a First Amendment right to make employment decisions free from state interference through the ministerial exception doctrine.

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Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (565 U.S. 171) is a Education case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2012. The court held that religious institutions have a First Amendment right to make employment decisions free from state interference through the ministerial exception doctrine.

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