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Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru
U.S. Supreme CourtJuly 8, 2020No. 19-267; 19-348Cited 127 times
Defendant WinOur Lady of Guadalupe School
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Samuel Alito
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- Supreme Court decision affirming the ministerial exception as applied to religious school teachers
- Circuit
- Federal Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
The Supreme Court held that teachers at religious schools are not covered by employment discrimination statutes under the ministerial exception doctrine, affirming that religious institutions have constitutional rights to determine their own ministerial staff.
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