Court of Appeals · December 16, 2025 · 45 NY3d 628
Sander v Westchester Reform Temple
Read the official decision: 45 NY3d 628
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Holding The Court affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiff’s claim, holding that the ministerial exception bars employment discrimination claims involving the employment relationship between a religious institution and its ministers. The plaintiff’s offer letter conclusively established that her core teaching responsibilities were religious in nature, triggering the exception.
The court’s words
We reserve this question of statutory interpretation for another day, though.
45 NY3d 628, at the official text
| Court | Court of Appeals |
|---|---|
| Decided | December 16, 2025 |
| Citation | 45 NY3d 628 |
| Area of law | Employment and Discrimination |
| Week | Week ending December 20, 2025 |
| Official text | Official decision: 45 NY3d 628 |
| Source feed | New York advance sheet: 26nyadv38.pdf |
| Law Watch record id | 97 |
| Caption in the source feed | SANDER v WESTCHESTER REFORM |
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ESQ HQ, New York Law Watch, Sander v Westchester Reform Temple, 45 NY3d 628 (Court of Appeals, December 16, 2025), https://esqhq.com/decisions/45-ny3d-628/
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