WHEATON COLLEGE v. BURWELL

No. 14-2396.

791 F.3d 792 (2015)

WHEATON COLLEGE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sylvia Mathews BURWELL, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 1, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luke William Goodrich , Adele Auxier Keim , Mark Rienzi , Diana Verm , Attorney, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, Christian Mark Poland , Attorney, Bryan Cave LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Adam C. Jed , Alisa B. Klein , Patrick Nemeroff , Julie Saltman , Mark B. Stern , Megan Barbero , Joshua Marc Salzman , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant.

Before POSNER, WILLIAMS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


Wheaton College is a liberal arts college in Illinois that although not owned by or affiliated with any church (in other words, it is nondenominational) is deeply committed to evangelical Protestantism. Although Wheaton hires faculty and staff from a variety of Christian traditions, and admits students of varied faiths, it...

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