Annie Gaylor, et al v. Edward Peecher, et al

  1. March 15, 2019

    Clergy Housing Tax Exemption Constitutional, 7th Circ. Says

    The Seventh Circuit on Friday reversed a decision that the federal parsonage housing tax exemption was unconstitutional because, it said, the provision is neutral toward religion and violates neither the free exercise nor the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution.

  2. October 24, 2018

    Nixing Clergy Housing Tax Break Discriminatory, 7th Circ. Told

    Ending a housing tax break for members of the clergy, which has been enshrined in the tax code for nearly 65 years, could constitute religious discrimination, the federal government told the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday.

  3. July 26, 2018

    Gov't Tells 7th Circ. Clergy Tax Exemption Is Neutral

    The IRS defended the parsonage tax exemption on Thursday, urging the Seventh Circuit to find a housing tax exemption for clergy to be constitutional because it is neutral toward religion since another provision of the tax code provides a similar tax exemption for housing.

  4. July 02, 2018

    7th Circ. Urged To Invalidate Parsonage Tax Exemption

    A nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of a secular government has urged the Seventh Circuit to uphold a lower court's finding that a tax exemption for the value of housing provided to clergy violates the Constitution by creating an unfair privilege in favor of places of worship.

  5. June 27, 2018

    Profs Tell 7th Circ. To Quash Clergy Housing Tax Exemption

    Tax professors are telling the Seventh Circuit it should affirm a lower court's finding that part of the tax code that allows religious members to exclude the value of housing benefits violates the Constitution because it uniquely subsidizes religion and leads to significant church and state entanglement.