Washington Times - High Court Ruling Landmark for Religion

By Valerie Richardson, WashingtonTimes.com

Religious organizations won a landmark victory Wednesday as the Supreme Court held that churches have the right to make employment decisions free from government interference over discrimination laws....

Walter Weber, an attorney for the American Center for Law and Justice, which filed an amicus brief in support of the church, said the court's unanimous decision — both the liberal and conservative wings of the court ruled against the agency — could be chalked up to legal overreach by the EEOC.

"You could argue that this teacher was beyond the scope of the ministerial exception," Mr. Weber said. "The problem with the EEOC brief was that they argued that there should be no ministerial exception at all. ... Their argument went way too far."...

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