Legal Opinion

Archdiocese of Washington v. Moersen

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 14, 2007No. 69 September Term, 2005Published

1Opinion of the Court

925 A.2d 659 (2007)

399 Md. 637

ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON, et al.

v.

William T. MOERSEN.

No. 69 September Term, 2005.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

June 14, 2007.

Emmet T. Flood (Lisa M. Duggan and Jeb Boatman of Williams & Connolly, LLP, Washington, DC), on brief, for Petitioners.

L. Jaenette Rice (Walsh, Becker, Spears & Moody, Bowie, MD), on brief for Respondent.

ARGUED BEFORE BELL, C.J., RAKER, WILNER[*], CATHELL, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA and GREENE, JJ.

BELL, Chief Judge.

The central issue in this case involves whether an organist for a Catholic church falls within the Title VII "ministerial exception," a…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. City of Boerne v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of HialeahSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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