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McClure v. Salvation Army
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided March 8, 1971No. Civ. A. 13955PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER INCLUDING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS. OF LAW
O’KELLEY, District Judge.
The plaintiff, a female officer of the Salvation Army, filed a Complaint pursuant to Title VII, Civil Rights Act of' 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e.
The defendant has filed its answer, and along with that, a motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction, inter alia. It argues that it is a religious body or society as contemplated by the statute codi fied in 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-l and that its activities and that of the officers of the Army are religious in nature and thus exempt under the law.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. KuchDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1968
- Bennett v. City of LaGrangeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Salvation Army v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
3Cited by16 opinions
- Mrs. Billie B. McCLURE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the SALVATION ARMY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Salvation Army (The) v. Department Of Community Affairs Of The State Of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Salvation Army v. Department of Community AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Fike v. United Methodist Children's Home of Virginia, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1982
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