Legal Opinion
DeBruin v. St. Patrick Congregation
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 12, 2012No. 2010AP2705PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPatience Drake Roggensack, J.
¶ 1. This is an appeal from a decision of the Circuit Court for Walworth County1 that the court of appeals has certi*91fled to us pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 809.61 (2009-10).2 We are asked to decide whether, under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 18 of the Wisconsin Constitution, Kathleen DeBruin's complaint against St. Patrick Congregation (St. Patrick), alleging that her employment was terminated for an improper reason, states a claim upon which relief may be granted. We conclude that it does not. Permitting the continuation of this type of breach of…
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