Christian School Operator Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Clarify Ministerial Exception

Mealey's (February 15, 2023, 7:33 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The operator of a Christian school filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the justices to determine whether the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution’s ministerial exception “should be understood as an immunity from judicial interference in church employment decisions” and whether it bars employment discrimination claims by a former employee who worked as a high school teacher and administrator/chaplain....