Legal Opinion
Sumner v. Simpson Univ.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided September 25, 2018No. C077302PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBlease, Acting P. J.
*210*579"The First Amendment guarantees to a religious institution the right to decide matters affecting its ministers' employment, free from the scrutiny and second-guessing of the civil courts." ( Schmoll v. Chapman University (1999) 70 Cal.App.4th 1434, 1436, 83 Cal.Rptr.2d 426 ( Schmoll ).) The so-called ministerial exception is "a 'nonstatutory, constitutionally compelled' exception to federal civil rights legislation. [Citation.] The idea is that the law should not be construed to govern the relationship of *580a church and its ministers." ( Hope Internat. University v. Superior Court (2004)…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- People v. AvilaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
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3Cited by6 opinions
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