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A Church’s Insurance Did Not Provide Coverage for Its Pastor’s Sexual Abuse of a Minor
June 2022
Insurance
Landowner Denied a Zoning Variance for the Creation of a Shooting Range Near a Church
June 2022
Zoning
US Tax Court Fines Pastor $2,500 for “Frivolous” Tax Argument
2022
Income Taxes - Clergy
Priest Claimed Defamatory and False Statements Led to His Dismissal
June 2022
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In a Battle of Bylaws, Court’s Intervention with Pastor’s Firing Found Proper
May 2022
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Protester Could Be Banned from Church Property—but Distance Restriction Found Improper
May 2022
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Former School Counselor’s Discrimination Claims Barred by Ministerial Exception
May 2022
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A Church’s Insurer Was Not Obligated to Provide a Legal Defense for Congregant Facing a Lawsuit
May 2022
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A Denominational Office Was Not Liable Because a Pastor Infected His Former Wife with HIV
May 2022
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Pastor Who Revealed Child’s Suicide During a Funeral Sermon Can’t Be Sued
May 2022
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Court Barred by “Ministerial Exception” from Deciding a Gay Pastor’s Discrimination Lawsuit
May 2022
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Volunteer Youth Leader Sentenced to Five Years for Molesting Teen Girl
April 2022
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
New Mexico Court: Child Abuse Reporting Laws Did Not Apply to Pastor’s Testimony
April 2022
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Court Can Resolve Church Dispute over the Election of a New Pastor
April 2022
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Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to Five Years for Violating Megan’s Law
April 2022
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April 2022
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March 2022
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Defamation Claim Dismissed Due to Church’s “Qualified Privilege”
March 2022
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Sexual Abuse Victims Can Sue a Church and Regional Denominational Offices
March 2022
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Court Could Resolve Malpractice Suit Against Deacon
February 2022
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