746th day of the Tens

The Anti Defamation League Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Ensuring Victims Of Discrimination Their Day In Court

The ADL welcomes a U.S. Supreme Court decision ensuring that employees of religious organizations receive the opportunity to assert their claims in court if they believe they fall victim to discrimination. It gets dangerous to share beliefs these days it seems.
“We are gratified that the court articulated a view of the ministerial exception consistent with what we recommended in our amicus brief,” said Deborah M. Lauter, ADL Civil Rights Director. “The burden of showing that an employee is not entitled to the protection of anti-discrimination laws is now rightfully on the religious institution.”
The case, 'Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School vs. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission', involves the right of a teacher to bring a claim against her religious employer under the law of the United States Constitution in line with the Disabilities Act.
In its decision, the Court affirmed that a religious institution can claim exemption from anti-discrimination laws as these laws may apply to employees whose work advances the religious institution's mission.

SOURCE:

{1}. The Anti Defamation League, New York, NY, January 11, 2012 { http://www.adl.org/PresRele/SupremeCourt_33/6218_33.htm }

The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.

NB. What does the Amicus Brief entail?