Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
| State | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|
 | Lay Bible Study Leader Successfully Invokes Clergy-Penitent Privilege
| Confidential and Privileged Communications; Counseling |
 | Woman Sues Pastor for Divulging Confidential Information
| Church Members; Confidential and Privileged Communications; Counseling; Malpractice |
 | Counseling and Clergy Malpractice
| Clergy - Removal; Clergy Malpractice; Counseling |
 | Clergy-Penitent Privilege and Confidentiality
| Confidential and Privileged Communications; Counseling |
 | Clergy-Penitent Privilege and Observations
| Confidential and Privileged Communications; Counseling |
 | Woman Sues Church Elders for Advice She Received
| Counseling |
| Malpractice
| Clergy Malpractice; Counseling |
 | Sexual Misconduct by Clergy
| Counseling; Fiduciary Duty; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Husband Sues Church Over Wife's Affair with Minister
| Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Churches' Liability After Out-of Court Settlements
| Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Pastor Sued for Disclosing Confidential Information
| Clergy Malpractice; Counseling; Defamation; Invasion of Privacy |
 | Church and Pastor Sued Over Child Molestation
| Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
| School's Liability for a Student's Suicide
| Counseling |
| Teacher Seduces High School Student
| Counseling; Schools |
 | Counselors' Liability for Counselees' Actions
| Counseling |
 | Woman Sues Church Over Molestation by Former Pastor
| Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Woman Sues Church Over Affair with Pastor
| Clergy Malpractice; Counseling |
 | Church Liability for the Sexual Misconduct of Ministers
| Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
Psychologist Loses License for Religious Counseling
| Counseling | |
 | False Accusations of Child Abuse Are Subject to Legal Recourse
| Counseling |
