Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Comm’n.

Decided June 5, 2025. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 24-154 · 605 U.S. 238 · Cited 0 times

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision denying petitioners a tax emption available to religious entities under Wisconsin law on the grounds that petitioners were not “operated primarily for religious purposes” because they neither engaged in proselytization nor limited their charitable services to Catholics violated the First Amendment.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

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