Legal Opinion
Williams v. Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided June 8, 2001No. 200003294BPublished
1Opinion of the CourtHinkle, J.
The plaintiff in this case is an ordained minister of the Episcopal Church and an employee of the defendant Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. The defendants are the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and the Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, the presiding bishop of the diocese. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants discriminated against her based on her gender, and that this resulted in her constructive discharge by her resignation. In their answers, the defendants deny the plaintiffs allegations and argue that this court lacks jurisdiction under the First Amendment to the United States…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Mrs. Billie B. McCLURE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the SALVATION ARMY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Elizabeth McDonough v. The Catholic University of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
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