Yolanda Minagorri claims she was forced out of her job as a Catholic school principal after complaining her supervisor assaulted her. But a Florida appeals court tossed out her whistleblower suit against the Archdiocese of Miami, concluding the First Amendment bars courts from reviewing religious policy and administration. The balancing act between religious freedom and whistleblower protection was argued Thursday before Florida's Supreme Court justices, who peppered attorneys with hypothetical questions.
June 16, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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Yolanda Minagorri claims she was forced out of her job as a principal at a Catholic school in Miami after complaining her supervisor assaulted her.
But the 3rd District Court of Appeal tossed out her whistleblower suit against the Archdiocese of Miami, concluding the First Amendment bars courts from reviewing religious policy and administration.
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