Wisconsin Supreme Court to Catholic Charities
4-3 decision—Nope you don’t get out of paying into the State’s Unemployment Compensation Fund.
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court issued a shocking (and thoughtful) ruling on Thursday saying that a non-profit organization cannot get out of paying unemployment taxes just because it happens to be overseen by a religious ministry.
The 4-3 decision (elections matter!) is a remarkable defense of church/state separation—and it infuriated the Christian Nationalists who have come to rely on the courts to do their bidding.