Legal Opinion
Little v. Wuerl
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 3, 1991No. 90-3379PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
Susan Long Little, a Protestant teacher, claims that St. Mary Magdalene Parish (“the Parish”), operator of a Roman Catholic school, violated Title VII’s prohibition against religious discrimination when it failed to renew her contract because of her remarriage. We find this claim to be without merit and will affirm the district court’s judgment. 739 F.Supp. 1003.
Congress has exempted religious institutions from much of Title VII’s prohibition against employment discrimination on the basis of religion. Specifically, that prohibition does not apply…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic BishopSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Murray v. Schooner Charming BetsySupreme Court of the United States · 1804
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Glynda L. Hall v. Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, D/B/A Baptist Memorial College of Health SciencesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Kennedy v. St. Joseph's Ministries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
- Ticali v. Roman Catholic Diocese of BrooklynDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1999
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Catholic University of AmericaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1994
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