Annie Gaylor, et al v. Steven Mnuchin, et al
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June 14, 2019
Atheists Drop Fight Over Clergy Tax Break Upheld In 7th Circ.
An atheist group that lost its challenges to a tax exemption for clergy members' housing allowances at the Seventh Circuit will not seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.