HOME > First Amendment Library > Case   Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints v. Amos (docekt #: 86-179) (1987)  [Findlaw] Argument Date 03/31/1987 Decided 06/24/1987 Supreme Court Vote 9-0 Supreme Court Ruling Establishment Clause claim denied; Applying Title VII’s prohibition against religious discrimination in employment to secular nonprofit activities of religious organizations does not violate the Establishment Clause.   Issue Whether Title VII Section 702, which provides an exemption from Title VII’s prohibition against religious discrimination for religious organizations, violates the Establishment Clause. Majority Opinion White, J. (joined by Rehnquist, C.J., and Powell, Stevens, and Scalia, J.J.) Concurring Opinion Brennan, J. (joined by Marshall and Blackmun, J.J.), & O’Connor, J. Lower Court Ruling Establishment Clause Claim upheld. Lawyers For Petitioner Rex E. Lee For Respondent David B. Watkiss Opinion - Lower Court Amos v. Corporation of Presiding Bishop of Church, 618 F. Supp. 1013 (D.C. Utah 1985) News Taylor, Stuart, "High Court Allows Churches Widened Leeway in Hiring," New York Times, Jun. 25, 1987, sect. B, pg. 15. Other Chemerinsky, Erwin, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: PRINCIPLES & POLICIES (2nd ed., 2002), sect. 12.2.3 Laylock, Douglas, "Towards a General Theory of the Religion Clauses: The Case of Church Labor Relations and the Right to Church Autonomy," 81 Columbia Law Review 1373 (1981) Tribe, Laurence, AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (22nd ed., 1988) sect. 14.7, 14.9  SEARCH MORE About this site About the First Amendment About the First Amendment Center How to contribute Video/RSS/podcasts First Amendment programs State of the First Amendment reports Religious liberty in public schools First Reports Supreme Court Columnists Experts First Amendment publications First Amendment Center history Glossary Freedom Sings™ Events First Amendment Schools Congressional Research Service reports Guest editorials FOI material The First Amendment Library Lesson plans freedomforum.org Newseum Contact us Privacy statement Related links

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