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Legal Developments

Issues that affect ministers and churches

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State	Title	Category
	Nebraska Case Underscores Importance of Knowing and Understanding State Marriage Laws September 2022	Marriage
	Court Rejects Man’s Attempt to Claim an Invalid Marriage July 2022	Marriage
	Court Rules Venue Owners Violated Discrimination Laws by Refusing to Host Same-Sex Wedding May/June 2017	Freedom of Religion; Marriage
	Pastors Can Be Subject to Criminal Penalties for Not Complying with Legal Requirements for Valid Marriage under State Law November/December 2016	Marriage
	Indiana's Marriage Solemnization Statute Shows Clergy Preference November/December 2014	Marriage
	Court Rules Marriages Performed in Foreign Country Valid in Maryland May/June 2014	Marriage
	Marriage License Never Returned to County Clerk; Marriage Still Valid January/February 2014	Marriage
	Performing "Religious" Marriage Ceremonies July/August 2012	Marriage
	Spousal Support Payments November/December 2010	Marriage
	Potential Problems with "Religious" Marriages November/December 2010	Marriage
	Legal Marriage Requirements March/April 2010	Marriage
	Will Ministers Be Forced to Perform Same-Sex Marriages? July/August 2009	Freedom of Religion; Marriage
	Minister Sanctioned for Failure to Follow State Marriage Requirements January/February 2009	Marriage
	Restraining Orders July/August 2007	Marriage
	Can a court force a mother to take her son to church? March/April 1992	Marriage
	Child Custody and Religious Beliefs November/December 1991	Marriage
	Religion and Child Custody January/February 1991	Marriage
	Marriage and Divorce September/October 1990	Freedom of Religion; Marriage
	Abortion January/February 1989	Marriage
	Court Had Authority to Compel Jewish Male to Submit to Jewish Ecclesiastical Court September/October 1988	Freedom of Religion; Marriage