Legal Opinion
Saucier v. Employment Security Department
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 19, 1998No. 16268-1-IIIPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Today we decide whether federal or state constitutional religious establishment prohibitions are violated when a church receives state and federal grants and a state exemption under RCW 50.44.040 from paying unemployment compensation benefits. Because the funds were used for the secular purpose of a drug treatment program administered by a church, The Salvation Army, where Ms. Saucier was employed as a counselor, there is no article I, section 11 violation of the State’s Constitution. We follow federal authority reaching the same conclusion under the Establishment Clause of the First…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- State v. GunwallWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the BlindSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Mrs. Billie B. McCLURE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the SALVATION ARMY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- First Covenant Church of Seattle v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1992
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