Authored by: Catherine A. Eckerle
Abstract
This article discusses the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission. The Supreme Court decided that the State exercised denominational preference by distinguishing Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. by its theological choices in its application of a tax exemption statute. Further, the State did not provide a narrowly tailored compelling government interest to justify their application of the statute, so the statute did not survive strict scrutiny. This article discusses the Supreme Court’s analysis of denominational discrimination. Overall, the Court’s decision to refrain from denominational preference and denominational discrimination originates in the First Amendment.
American Journal of Trial Advocacy 