The Appellate Division, First Department unanimously affirmed the dismissal of a wrongful termination suit filed by an employee of an agency connected to the United Methodist Church.
The panel in Mills v. Standing General Commission, 601640/09, agreed with Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Ramos (See Profile) that the First Amendment forbids courts from deciding the dispute because it requires interpreting the church’s religious code of conduct.
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