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Mark Chopko Quoted in Law360 on the Future U.S. Supreme Court Actions Refining the First Amendment Ministerial Exemption

September 28, 2020

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Last term, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld religiously affiliated employers' ability to avoid certain discrimination suits brought by ministerial personnel, such as teachers. With the Justices beginning to hear cases soon, how might the high court address the issue with respect to hostile environment claims? Mark Chopko offers his thoughts to Law360's Vin Gurrieri, who analyzed the ministerial exception ruling and looked ahead at an unresolved issue.

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