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Supreme Court to Hear If Catholic Schools May Discriminate in Hiring

Supreme Court to Hear If Catholic Schools May Discriminate in Hiring
A view of the Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 11, 2019. Susan Walsh/AP Photo
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments from two Catholic schools in Los Angeles that maintain the religious exemption in the First Amendment shields them from employment discrimination lawsuits brought by two former instructors.

The Supreme Court ordered Dec. 18 that the two cases, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel, be consolidated and heard together at some point in the new year.