Court Accountability: “The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the state policy requiring Catholic Charities Bureau to pay into the state’s unemployment insurance program. The Roberts majority made clear at oral argument that it believes Wisconsin’s policy violated Catholic Charities Bureau’s religious liberty, even though the organization’s employees provide a secular service.” (See Court Accountability’s full June Decisions Preview here.)

Decision: The Court unanimously sided with the petitioner, Catholic Charities Bureau.

Out of 22 petitioner-side amicus briefs filed in this case, at least 1 was filed by an organization funded by or otherwise strongly connected to individuals with close ties to one or more Supreme Court justice.

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