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Q: What court decided University of Northwestern–St. Paul?

Schmidt v. University of Northwestern–St. Paul was decided by the U.S. District Court in 2025.

Q: What legal issues are involved in University of Northwestern–St. Paul?

Schmidt v. University of Northwestern–St. Paul involves the following religious liberty issues: Education, Free Exercise, Workplace Accommodation.

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Schmidt v. University of Northwestern–St. Paul (D. 2025).

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Schmidt v. University of Northwestern–St. Paul [U.S. District Court, 2025] — A professor's Title VII discrimination and retaliation claims are barred by the ministerial exception where the religious university explicitly required all faculty to serve as ministers discipling students intellectually and spiritually. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/schmidt/, accessed April 9, 2026).

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Year: 2025 Court: U.S. District Court

Education Free Exercise Workplace Accommodation

Holding: A professor's Title VII discrimination and retaliation claims are barred by the ministerial exception where the religious university explicitly required all faculty to serve as ministers discipling students intellectually and spiritually.

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Federal Court Bars Discrimination Suit by Former Professor at Christian University, Citing Ministerial Exception June 6, 2025

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Schmidt v. University of Northwestern–St. Paul is a Education case decided by the U.S. District Court in 2025. The court held that a professor's Title VII discrimination and retaliation claims are barred by the ministerial exception where the religious university explicitly required all faculty to serve as ministers discipling students intellectually and spiritually.