Legal Opinion
Miriam Grussgott v. Milwaukee Jewish Day School, I
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 13, 2018No. 17-2332PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
Miriam Grussgott, a Hebrew teacher, sued her former employer, Milwaukee Jewish Day School, for firing her in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The school moved for summary judgment, arguing that the First Amendment's ministerial exception to employment-discrimination laws, including the ADA, barred Grussgott's suit. The district court granted the motion, concluding that the school is a religious institution and that Grussgott's role there was ministerial. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Our account of the facts here tracks the summary-judgment standard, setting forth the facts that…
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