Catholic Charities Seeks Supreme Court Reversal Of Ruling Against Its Religious Exemption

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin appealed to the United States Supreme Court on August 9, 2024, to review a state court ruling that concluded that the organization was not eligible for a religious exemption to paying into the state’s unemployment insurance program. The organization would prefer to participate in an unemployment insurance program operated by the Catholic Church of Wisconsin.

Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. (CCB), and four sub-entities (Barron County Developmental Services, Inc.; Diversified Services, Inc.; Black River Industries, Inc.; and Headwaters, Inc.) seek an exemption to a requirement that they pay into the . . .