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Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru

U.S. Supreme CourtJuly 8, 2020No. 19-267; 19-348Cited 127 times

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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