Legal Opinion
Spencer v. World Vision, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2010No. 08-35532PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge O’SCANNLAIN; Concurrence by Judge KLEINFELD; Dissent by Judge BERZON.
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a faith-based humanitarian organization is exempt from Title VII’s prohibition against religious discrimination.
I
Silvia Spencer, Ted Youngberg, and Vicki Hulse were terminated by World Vision, Inc. (“World Vision”) on account of their religious beliefs. Religious discrimination is, of course, barred by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a). That bar, however, does not apply to “a religious corporation, association, educational…
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