Rick-- I meant by clergy whatever the Court is saying is a "minister" I did not intend "ordained" clergy. Do we still disagree?
Marci On Jan 11, 2012, at 2:16 PM, Rick Garnett wrote: > Dear Marci, > > I think you are right about the second sentence, but I disagree with your > second. The opinion seems clearly to reach beyond “clergy.” > > Best wishes, > > Rick > > Richard W. Garnett > Professor of Law and Associate Dean > Notre Dame Law School > P.O. Box 780 > Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-0780 > > 574-631-6981 (w) > 574-276-2252 (cell) > > SSRN page > > Blogs: > > Prawfsblawg > Mirror of Justice > Law, Religion, and Ethics > > From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu > [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marci Hamilton > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 12:34 PM > To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > Subject: Re: Supreme Court sides with church on decision to fire employee on > religious grounds > > The decision is much narrower than Joel's description. It does not cover all > employees of religious organizations--only clergy. And it only involves > claims involving discrimination against the religious organization, > leaving open litigation from even clergy on contract and tort theories. > > Marci > > > > On Jan 11, 2012, at 12:26 PM, Joel wrote: > > > > The Supreme Court has sided unanimously with a church sued for firing an > employee on religious grounds, issuing an opinion on Wednesday that religious > employers can keep the government out of hiring and firing decisions. > > In the case of Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC, Cheryl Perich, a "called" teacher, > argued that the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School of > Redford, Mich., had discriminated against her under the Americans With > Disabilities Act by refusing to reinstate her to her job after she took leave > for narcolepsy. > > > http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/11/supreme-court-sides-with-church-on-decision-to-fire-employee-on-religious/ > > > Joel L. Sogol > Attorney at Law > 811 21st Ave. > Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401 > ph (205) 345-0966 > fx (205) 345-0971 > email: jlsa...@wwisp.com > website: www.joelsogol.com > Ben Franklin observed that truth wins a fair fight - which is why we have > evidence rules in U.S. courts. > > _______________________________________________ > To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see > http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw > > Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as > private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; > people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) > forward the messages to others. > > _______________________________________________ > To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see > http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw > > Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as > private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; > people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) > forward the messages to others.
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