North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention Inc. v. McRaney
Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2021
Issue: (1) Whether a secular court can, consistent with the First Amendment"s religion clauses, adjudicate a minister"s employment-related state-law tort claims against a religious organization using neutral principles of tort law; and (2) whether the First Amendment precludes the adjudication of a minister"s employment-related state-law tort claims only when brought against the legal entity that was the minister"s employer.
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