Archdiocese of Chicago

By Megha J. Charalambides

Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal judge has allowed a discrimination lawsuit to proceed against the Archdiocese of Chicago. The plaintiff alleges that his engagement to another man resulted in his termination.  The church sought to dismiss the case under the ministerial exception doctrine.  The District Court ruled that the ministerial exception, as an affirmative defense, does not
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