Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
| State | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|
 | ‘Discovery Rule’ Allows Floating Statute of Limitations for Some Child Sexual Abuse Victims
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | A Church Could Be Liable for a Retired Pastor’s Acts of Sexual Abuse
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | A Church Could Be Liable for Negligent Hiring and Supervision
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | A Church's Knowledge and Liability
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | A Nearly $22 Million Verdict for Sexual Abuse Not Excessive, Affirms Federal Appeals Court
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Are Churches and Affiliated Organizations Separate Entities?
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
| Boy Scouts Had Legal Duty to Disclose Molestation
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Breach of Fiduciary Duty
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Fiduciary Duty; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Can a Denomination Be Held Responsible for a Pastor's Sexual Misconduct?
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Can a Denominational Office Be Held Liable for a Pastor's Sexual Misconduct?
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
| Catholic Archdiocese Not Held Responsible for Sexual Abuse
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
| Charitable Immunity Law and Sexual Misconduct
| Officers, Directors, and Trustees; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Christian College Not Liable for Sexual Misconduct of Former Student Hired by a Church
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Church and Pastor Sued Over Child Molestation
| Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Church Could be Liable for Negligent Hiring
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Church Deacon Secretly Records Teenage Girls in His Bathroom
| Invasion of Privacy; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
| Church Employee Dismissed After Making Accusations of Sexual Misconduct
| Freedom of Religion; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Church Found Not Liable in Case of Pastoral Affair
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Church Held Liable for Coach's Sexual Misconduct
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Church Held Liable for Pastor's Abuse of Minors
| Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
