TV News LIES

Saturday, Sep 13th

Last update07:18:17 AM GMT

You are here News Politics Supreme Court to hear dispute over Catholic group, Wisconsin tax exemption

Supreme Court to hear dispute over Catholic group, Wisconsin tax exemption

E-mail Print PDF

SCOTUSIn a brief order, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the charity’s appeal that the denial violates the First Amendment’s religious protections.

“Put another way, it doesn’t matter if Catholic Charities gives a cup of water in Jesus’ name, because non-religious charities offer cups of water too,” the group wrote in its petition. “That absurd result deepens a split between state courts that require religious entities to conform to stereotypes to qualify for the ‘religious purposes’ exemption and those that do not.”

Catholic Charities Bureau, the charitable arm of the Diocese of Superior, is represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. The nonprofit regularly brings religion cases before the high court and has won eight cases since 2012.

Wisconsin urged the justices to let stand a ruling from the state’s top court upholding the exemption denial, pushing back on the charity’s assertion that the decision deepened a split among courts nationwide on how to assess whether a group has a religious purpose.

“All courts look to some degree at the operations of the group seeking an exemption; none simply grant the exemption solely based on the group’s assertion that its activities are religiously motivated,” the state wrote in court filings.

More...


Most Recent Related Stories...


Fed Governor Cook Actually Did Declare Her Atlanta Property As Vacation Home: Reuters

Lisa CookA loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused...

Trump administration ending grants for colleges with large minority student populations

Linda McMahonThe Education Department announced Wednesday it is ending discretionary funding to multiple Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) grant...

Zohran Mamdani maintains big lead in New York mayor’s race, new poll finds

Mandami leadsZohran Mamdani continues to hold a commanding lead in the race for New York City mayor,...

FBI releases images of person of interest, announces $100K reward amid manhunt for Charlie Kirk's killer

Photo of shootrerThe FBI has released images of a person of interest sought in connection with the fatal...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!