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Legal Developments

Issues that affect ministers and churches

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State	Title	Category
	"Repression" and the Statute of Limitations May/June 1997
	‘Ministerial Exception’ Prevents Court from Resolving Dismissed Minister’s Wrongful Termination Lawsuit July/August 2017	Clergy - Discipline and Removal
	Arbitration of Church Disputes March/April 1994	Arbitration
	Board Possessed Legal Authority to Fire Its Pastor October 2021	Clergy - Removal; Officers, Directors, and Trustees
	Child Abuse Reporting November/December 2003	Child Abuse; Child Abuse Reporting
	Churches as Historic Landmarks September/October 1997	Church Property
	Church's Rights to Build Larger Facility Violated by County May/June 2014	Church Property
	Construction Projects - Part 2 May/June 1990
	Court Rules Marriages Performed in Foreign Country Valid in Maryland May/June 2014	Marriage
	Employee Can Sue Church-Affiliated Organization for Disability Discrimination August 2021	Employment Practices
	Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Employees November/December 2007	Employment Practices
	Failure to Pay Property Taxes March/April 1991	Church Property
	Former Candidate for Priesthood Sues for Defamation May/June 1997	Defamation; Freedom of Religion
	Former Organist Sues Church March/April 2008	Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices
	Freedom of Religion - Part 2 November/December 1989	Freedom of Religion
	Man Sues Diocese and Two Priests Over Abuse July/August 1997	Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
	Personal Injuries - Part 4 May/June 1990	Defamation; Invasion of Privacy; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
	Recent Developments in Church Property Rulings January/February 1999
	Recent Developments in Maryland Regarding Church Elections March/April 1998
	Who Controls the Property of a Disaffiliated Church? March/April 1997	Church Property