The Ministerial Exception for Religion Discrimination Claims

I gen­er­al­ly addressed reli­gion dis­crim­i­na­tion claims in a sep­a­rate arti­cle today. This par­ti­cle address­es a very impor­tant aspect of those types of cas­es, the “min­is­te­r­i­al excep­tion” which effec­tive­ly pre­cludes claims of dis­crim­i­na­tion against reli­gious orga­ni­za­tions where the role of the plain­tiff involves “min­is­te­r­i­al duties”. More about what that means below. What is the min­is­te­r­i­al excep­tion? The … Con­tin­ue read­ing The Min­is­te­r­i­al Excep­tion for Reli­gion Dis­crim­i­na­tion Claims