Monday, February 20, 2012

New Supreme Court Religion Decision: Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School - ParentAdvocates.org

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New Supreme Court Religion Decision: Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
It is rare for the Justices of the Supreme Court to hand down a unanimous decision in a Religion Clauses case. But it happened on January 11, 2012, in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Church and School v. EEOC, 132 S. Ct. — (2012). This case involved the so-called “ministerial exception” to otherwise generally applicable federal law. From Betsy Combier: should America's court system place both religious institutions and their personnel, in the widest definition of "personnel", as well as anyone who works for a court in any capacity, including lawyers who are "officers of the court", above the Law? I dont think so.

New Supreme Court Religion Decision: Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
A Rare Unanimous Religion Clauses Decision by the Supreme Court


It is rare for the Justices of the Supreme Court to hand down a unanimous decision in a Religion Clauses case. But it happened on January 11, 2012, in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Church and School v. EEOC, 132 S. Ct. — (2012). This case