Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Alito
*2055 These cases require us to decide whether the First Amendment permits courts to intervene in employment disputes involving teachers at religious schools who are entrusted with the responsibility of instructing their students in the faith. The First Amendment protects the right of religious institutions "to decide for themselves, free from state interference, matters of church government as well as those of faith and doctrine." Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of Russian Orthodox Church in North America , 344 U.S. 94 , 116, 73 S.Ct. 143 , 97 L.Ed. 120 (1952). Applying this principle, we…
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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