Diamond v. Chappel (case)

Diamond v. Chappel was a legal case involving a dispute over a pension scheme for clergy. The key issue was whether certain provisions of the scheme, which provided benefits only to clergy of a specific denomination, violated equal treatment laws. The court ruled that the scheme was valid because it aimed to benefit a particular religious group, and such categorization was permissible under the law. Essentially, the case clarified that differential treatment based on religious affiliation can be lawful when it is part of a scheme designed to support the specific needs of that religious community, rather than discriminatory in a legal sense.