Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 565 U.S. 171 (2012), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court unanimously ruled that federal discrimination laws do not apply to religious organizations' selection of religious leaders.[1][2]
Quick Facts Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Argued October 5, 2011 Decided January 11, 2012 ...
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
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Argued October 5, 2011 Decided January 11, 2012 | |
Full case name | Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, Petitioner v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, et al. |
Docket no. | 10-553 |
Citations | 565 U.S. 171 (more) 132 S. Ct. 694; 181 L. Ed. 2d 650; 2012 U.S. LEXIS 578; 80 U.S.L.W. 4056; 114 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 129; 95 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) ¶ 44,385; 25 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1057; 23 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 46 |
Case history | |
Prior | Judgement for defendant, 582 F. Supp. 2d 881 (E.D. Mich. 2008), reversed and remanded, 597 F.3d 769 (6th Cir. 2010); certiorari granted, 563 U.S. 903 (2011). |
Holding | |
The Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment bar suits brought on behalf of ministers against their churches claiming termination in violation of employment discrimination laws. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Roberts, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Thomas |
Concurrence | Alito, joined by Kagan |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
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