The Supreme Court has announced that it will take up a new religious rights case concerning whether a Catholic charitable organization in Wisconsin must pay the state's employment tax. The case revolves around the Catholic Charities Bureau in Superior, Wisconsin, and a state Supreme Court ruling that denied the organization an exemption from the tax.
The state court determined that while the work of Catholic Charities and its related organizations is motivated by Catholic teachings to assist older, disabled, and low-income individuals, it is primarily non-religious in nature. The case is expected to be argued in the spring.
