US Supreme Court Takes on a Potentially Important Religious Liberty Case

In Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, the Supreme Court is set to decide whether the church-plan exemption to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) applies so long as an otherwise-qualifying church-affiliated organization maintains a pension plan, and whether the exemption applies only if a church initially established the plan.  This case is expected to be argued in the Spring of 2017.  Will the Supreme Court vacancy be filled by then, and how could that affect the outcome?  Stay tuned!

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