US EditionSupreme Court likely to side with Catholic Charities seeking exemption from state taxes
- The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on March 31 for a case involving Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, which claims its religious identity was overlooked by the Wisconsin Supreme Court's ruling on unemployment tax exemption.
- The Wisconsin state contends that Catholic Charities does not qualify for the exemption, as it employs non-Catholics and does not impose Catholic practices on its services.
- Catholic Charities has paid unemployment taxes since 1972 and seeks to switch to a church-run program that it argues benefits unemployed individuals more effectively.
- A decision is anticipated by late June, which could set a precedent affecting other religious organizations like hospitals in Wisconsin.
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SCOTUS Justices Seems Inclined to Uphold Religious Charity’s Claim for State Tax Exemption
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday, on one of its last days of oral arguments for cases from the October 2024 term, in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission. The case concerns the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s state unemployment tax exemption as applied to the work of the Catholic Charities Bureau. At issue is whether a state can determine for itself what qualifies as the “religious behavior” of an o…
SCOTUS Appears to Side With Catholic Charities Bureau
The Supreme Court appeared Monday to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the State of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court. In a case that could have wide-ranging effects, the justices suggested the Catholic Charities Bureau should not have to...
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