ADF comment on Supreme Court decision in Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot regarding today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
“The Supreme Court was right to conclude that the government cannot contradict a church’s determination of who can act as its ministers. This clearly goes to the heart of the original intent of the religion clauses of the First Amendment. ADF has been pleased to represent this church and school in the trial court since the 6th Circuit handed down its opinion, and we commend The Becket Fund for its excellent work representing them before the Supreme Court.”
“The Supreme Court was right to conclude that the government cannot contradict a church’s determination of who can act as its ministers. This clearly goes to the heart of the original intent of the religion clauses of the First Amendment. ADF has been pleased to represent this church and school in the trial court since the 6th Circuit handed down its opinion, and we commend The Becket Fund for its excellent work representing them before the Supreme Court.”
Legal Documents
Complaint: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Church and School
District court decision: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Church and School
Friend-of-the-court brief: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Church and School
6th Circuit opinion: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
U.S. Supreme Court opinion: Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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ABOUT Kevin Theriot
Kevin Theriot serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life laws and speech and protect medical rights of conscience. He has litigated cases in the areas of religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and marriage and family. Theriot is admitted to the bar in eight states, the U.S. Supreme Court, and numerous other federal courts of appeal and district courts. Theriot received his law degree from Vanderbilt University and has been litigating First Amendment issues since 1993.