Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru
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Holding
Ministerial exception prevents civil courts from adjudicating former employees' discrimination claims for termination, when employees were elementary teachers at a religious school.
Citation
591 US ___ (140 S.Ct. 2049)
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Library of Congress Link
Religious Tradition Involved
State/Territory of Origin
Clause (Free Exercise / Establishment / Both / Other)
Does it involve religious institution(s) or individual(s)
Local / State / Federal Legislation
Uphold / Overturn Penultimate Court
Penultimate court of appeals
Penultimate court opinion citation
Morrissey-Berru v. Our Lady of Guadalupe Sch., 769 Fed. Appx. 460 (9th Cir. 2019)(unpublished), cert. granted, 140 S. Ct. 679 (2019), and rev'd and remanded, 140 S. Ct. 2049 (2020)