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Pastor Who Revealed Child’s Suicide During a Funeral Sermon Can’t Be Sued
May 2022
Invasion of Privacy; Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes
Appellate Court: Age Discrimination Claim Against Church May Proceed
September 2019
Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes
Court Barred by First Amendment from Resolving a Dismissed Minister’s Terminated Retirement Benefits
November/December 2018
First Amendment; Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes; Retirement Plans
'Ecclesiastical Abstention' Fails to Prevent School Employee's Discrimination Lawsuit
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Pastor's Age Discrimination Claim Against a Denominational Agency Was Barred by the "Ministerial Exception."
May/June 2018
Breach of Contract; Defamation; Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes
Ministerial Exception Prevents Court from Resolving Discrimination Lawsuit
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State Supreme Court Addresses Pastor's Rescinded Resignation
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Breach of Contract; Clergy - Removal; Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes
Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine Bars Court from Intervention in Dispute over Church Bylaw Compliance
September/October 2017
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First Amendment; Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes
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