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Legislative Process Keyed to Bressman, 4th Ed.
Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States
Citation:
143 U.S. 457 (1892)Facts
The Church of the Holy Trinity, a religious corporation organized under New York state law, contracted with E. Walpole Warren, an alien residing in England, to serve as its rector and pastor. In accordance with this contract, Warren moved to New York and began his service. The United States government prosecuted the church, claiming that this contract violated the Act of February 26, 1885, which prohibited the prepayment of transportation or assistance in the migration of foreigners “to perform labor or service of any kind” in the United States under contract. The Circuit Court ruled that the contract fell within the statute’s prohibition. The church appealed, arguing that Congress could not have intended to include ministers and religious workers within the scope of the prohibited “labor or service.”
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