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	Pastor Guilty of Securities Fraud March 2021	Embezzlement
	Church Was Not Legally Responsible for a Man Injured on Its Property March 2021	Personal Injuries on Church Property or During Church Activities
	Sexting Contributed to Court’s Sentencing a Man to a 52-Year Prison Term March 2021	Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
	Pastor’s Conversation with the Defendant Allowed in Murder Case March 2021	Confidential and Privileged Communications
	Pastor Allowed to Testify at a Man’s Sexual Abuse Trial March 2021	Confidential and Privileged Communications
	Are Ministers Always Exempt from State-Required Counseling Licenses? February 2021	Malpractice
	Music Director’s Duties Fall “Squarely Within the Ministerial Exception” February 2021	Clergy - Discipline and Removal
	A Church’s Tax-Exempt Status Does Not Extend to Its Minister November 2020	Income Taxes - Clergy
	Defendant's Meeting with Pastor Was Not for Spiritual Advice October 2020	Confidential and Privileged Communications
	A Christian Ministry’s Fundraising Violated Federal Securities Laws October 2020	Church Finances
	A Murder Confession to a Pastor Not Considered Privileged September 2020	Confidential and Privileged Communications
	Pastor Guilty of Embezzling Funds from a Local PTA August 2020	Embezzlement
	Christian College Not Liable for Sexual Misconduct of Former Student Hired by a Church July 2020	Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
	A Nearly $22 Million Verdict for Sexual Abuse Not Excessive, Affirms Federal Appeals Court June 2020	Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
	Woman Could Sue Her Former High School for Negligent Supervision in Abuse Claim June 2020	Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
	Church Member's Arrest Justified May 2020	Criminal Liability
	Teachers at a Religious Preschool Not Considered Ministers March 2020	Employment Practices
	Churchgoer’s Criminal Stalking Conviction Vacated Due to Free Speech Concerns October 2019	Church Membership
	Appellate Court: Age Discrimination Claim Against Church May Proceed September 2019	Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes
	Victim May Sue Religious School and Its Leaders for Failing to Report Abuse, Court Says September 2019	Child Abuse Reporting
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