Supreme Court Will Weigh Catholic Charity’s Request for Religious Tax Exemption

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that the charity’s activities were not of a sufficiently religious character to justify tax exemption.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Dec. 2, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Dec. 13 to examine whether a Wisconsin Catholic charity’s work is tied closely enough to religion to allow it to be exempt from paying unemployment tax.

The court granted the petition in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission in an unsigned order. The court did not explain its decision. No justices dissented from the ruling.