Corporation of Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. Amos
United States Supreme Court
483 U.S. 327 (1987)
Relevant factsFree
Mayson was fired from a secular, nonprofit Mormon-church-run gymnasium for failing to become a certified church member, and he and other plaintiffs sued under Title VII's religious-discrimination ban; the Church invoked § 702's exemption for religious organizations, and the district court held that applying the exemption to the Church's secular nonprofit activities would itself violate the Establishment Clause.
IssueFree
Whether § 702 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 violates the Establishment Clause by exempting religious organizations from the prohibition against employment discrimination if the exemption can also apply to a religious organization's secular nonprofit activities.
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