Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC
The ministerial exception doctrine prohibits secular courts from reviewing employment claims brought by members of the clergy.
Abood v. Detroit Board of Education
Public sector unions are legal and employees not participating in their unions can be required to cover the…
Boise Rescue Mission lawsuit
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected a lawsuit filed by two people who sued the Boise…
Schmidt v. University of Northwestern–St. Paul
A professor's Title VII discrimination and retaliation claims are barred by the ministerial exception where the religious university…
Kentucky v. Old Order Swartzentruber Amish
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld criminal convictions of Amish members who refused to display orange triangles on horse-drawn…
Morressey-Berru v. Our Lady of Guadalupe School
Religious schools may dismiss teachers under the ministerial exception even for reasons that would constitute age discrimination in…
Central Okanagan School District No. 23 v. Renaud
Employers and unions must accommodate employees' religious beliefs unless doing so would cause undue hardship.
McRaney v. North American Mission Board
The ministerial exception applies to shield church employment decisions from secular scrutiny.
Harris v. Quinn
The case involved a California teachers' union regarding compulsory fees for non-union public sector employees.
Church Employment Discrimination Case (Ministerial Exception)
The Supreme Court will hear a case involving whether churches can discriminate when making employment decisions about employees…