Catholic Charities asks Supreme Court to protect First Amendment rights in battle against the state
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A Catholic Charities group in Wisconsin is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court in its fight to stay exempt from the state's unemployment program.
Brianna Herlihy is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 earlier this year that Catholic Charities’ service to the poor and needy did not count as "typical" religious activities. The diocese's social ministry arm is seeking to be exempt from the state's unemployment compensation program so it can join the Wisconsin Catholic Church’s program.
"Catholic Charities Bureau carries out our Diocese’s essential ministry of caring for the most vulnerable members of our society," said Bishop James Powers, Bishop of the Diocese of Superior. "We pray the Court will recognize that this work of improving the human condition is rooted in Christ’s call to care for those in need."
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