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· 5/22/2000

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina Sacred Heart Cathedral

Citations

  • 213 F.3d 795
  • 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 11395
  • 78 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 40,031
  • 85 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 930

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding church's director of music ministry and part-time teacher at church's school fell under ministerial exception
  • concluding church’s director of music ministry and part-time teacher at church’s school fell under ministerial exception
  • recognizing continued vitality of the ministerial exception after the Supreme Court’s Smith decision
  • noting agreement among federal circuits that Smith did not affect church autonomy doctrine in context of Title VII claims
  • relying on, among other things, musician's responsibility for the school's music program, assistance in music preparation for school liturgies, and piano playing at Mass
  • relying on, among other things, musician’s responsibility for the school’s music program, assistance in music preparation for school liturgies, and piano playing at Mass

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Judges: Hamilton, Niemeyer, Wilkinson

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