Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2019

Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru

Decided July 8, 2020. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 19-267 · 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Holding

The First Amendment’s Religion Clauses foreclose the adjudication of the employment-discrimination claims of Catholic school teachers Morrissey-Berru and Biel.

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