The Supreme Court exempts religious schools from employment discrimination
This journal article analyzes two significant Supreme Court rulings affecting religious organizations and schools: Bostock v. Clayton County (which extends employment discrimination protections to sexual orientation and gender identity) and Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru (which exempts religious schools from such discrimination claims). The article examines the legal implications of these decisions specifically for covenantal schools and religious employers seeking to maintain their doctrinal positions.
In the last installment of this series,1 we looked at the United States Supreme Court decision in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County,2 in which the Court ruled that, in addition to other forms of discrimination, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also prevents discrimination against individuals based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This ruling may have effects on private businesses and religious organizations, as will be discussed below. However, on July 8, 2020, the Supreme Court handed...
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