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	Priest Claimed Defamatory and False Statements Led to His Dismissal June 2022	Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Ministerial Exception
	A Fired Pastor’s Defamation Suit Is Dismissed August 2021	Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Defamation
	Court Barred from Settling Sexual Harassment Claim April 2019	Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Sexual Harassment
	Pastor’s Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against Board Members Dismissed by Court June 2017	Breach of Contract; Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Officers, Directors, and Trustees
	Court Willing to Resolve Pastor’s Lawsuit Against Church for Compensation Dispute June 2017	Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Compensation and Benefits
	‘Ministerial Exception’ Prevents Court from Resolving Dismissed Minister’s Wrongful Termination Lawsuit June 2017	Clergy - Discipline and Removal
	In Pastor and Deacons Conflict, Court Says Intervention Barred by First Amendment December 2016	Clergy - Discipline and Removal
	Lutheran Minister’s Wrongful Termination Suit Dismissed Due to ‘Ministerial Exception’ October 2016	Clergy - Discipline and Removal
	Michigan Court Rules ‘Ecclesiastical Abstention’ Bars It from Resolving Church Dispute by Interpreting Polity June 2016	Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Fraud
	Indiana Court Rules First Amendment Prevents It from Resolving Pastor’s Compensation Lawsuit June 2016	Clergy - Discipline and Removal
	Mississippi Supreme Court Rules First Amendment Bars Resolving Pastor’s Dismissal Suit June 2016	Clergy - Discipline and Removal
	Ministerial Exception Prevents Courts from Making Defamation Charges June 2014	Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Defamation; Employment Practices
	Pastor Sues Church for Discrimination and Defamation November 2009	Clergy - Discipline and Removal
	Sexual Abuse and Church Responsibility March 2007	Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
	Risks of Pastoral Counseling Services March 2007	Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers
	Civil Court Did Not Have the Authority to Resolve a Lawsuit Brought by a Former Minister Against Denominational Officials September 1988	Church Membership - Discipline and Removal; Clergy - Discipline and Removal
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