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	Nevada Supreme Court Recognizes Expanded Exception to Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine April 2026	Charters, Constitutions, and Bylaws; Church Property; Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes
	When Churches Lease Land for Cell Towers: Key Legal Insights April 2025	Church Property
	Texas Court Allows Church’s Fraud Claim Against Former Pastor to Proceed March 2025	Church Property
	Arkansas Church Succeeds in Removing Reversionary Clause From Deed March 2025	Church Property
	Florida Court Defers to Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine in Church Property Dispute July 2023	Church Property
	City Ordered to Pay Fees, Damages for RLUIPA Violation February 2023	Church Property
	A Church Loses Land to a Family That Maintained It for Years July 2022	Church Property
	Understanding Restrictions Placed on Property Deeds July 2022	Church Property
	Protester Could Be Banned from Church Property—but Distance Restriction Found Improper May 2022	Church Property
	Church Loses Property after Violating Deed Restriction June 2021	Church Property
	Churches Sued for Damages to a Neighboring Property June 2021	Church Property
	Church Loses Land Title by “Adverse Possession” April 2019	Church Property
	Episcopal Diocese Wins Property Case in Breakaway Parish Movement November 2018	Church Property
	Denominational Church Has No Ownership Interest in Breakaway Church, Rules South Carolina Court October 2016	Church Property
	Churches May Have Some Exemptions Without Violating Nonestablishment Clause April 2016	Church Property
	The Importance—and Lack of Exceptions—for Filing Lawsuits, Claims within the Statute of Limitations December 2015	Church Property
	National Episcopal Church Owns Local Church Property April 2014	Church Property
	Church’s Rights to Build Larger Facility Violated by County April 2014	Church Property
	Document Stating Affiliated-Denomination Properties Were Owned by Denomination Is Not Enforceable December 2013	Church Property
	Disaffiliating from a Parent Denomination November 2012	Arbitration; Church Property
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Legal Developments

Nevada Supreme Court Recognizes Expanded Exception to Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine

When Churches Lease Land for Cell Towers: Key Legal Insights

Texas Court Allows Church’s Fraud Claim Against Former Pastor to Proceed

Arkansas Church Succeeds in Removing Reversionary Clause From Deed

Florida Court Defers to Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine in Church Property Dispute

City Ordered to Pay Fees, Damages for RLUIPA Violation

A Church Loses Land to a Family That Maintained It for Years

Understanding Restrictions Placed on Property Deeds

Protester Could Be Banned from Church Property—but Distance Restriction Found Improper

Church Loses Property after Violating Deed Restriction

Churches Sued for Damages to a Neighboring Property

Church Loses Land Title by “Adverse Possession”

Episcopal Diocese Wins Property Case in Breakaway Parish Movement

Denominational Church Has No Ownership Interest in Breakaway Church, Rules South Carolina Court

Churches May Have Some Exemptions Without Violating Nonestablishment Clause

The Importance—and Lack of Exceptions—for Filing Lawsuits, Claims within the Statute of Limitations

National Episcopal Church Owns Local Church Property

Church’s Rights to Build Larger Facility Violated by County

Document Stating Affiliated-Denomination Properties Were Owned by Denomination Is Not Enforceable

Disaffiliating from a Parent Denomination

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