WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 pay unemployment taxes because the work of the social services agency is motivated by religious beliefs, and the state exempts religious groups from the tax.
“Isn’t it a fundamental principle of our First Amendment that the state shouldn’t be picking and choosing between religions?” Justice Neil Gorsuch said.
The dispute is one of three cases involving religion under
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