Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
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Defamation Claim Dismissed Due to Church’s “Qualified Privilege”March 2022 |
Confidential and Privileged Communications; Defamation |
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Pastor’s Multiple Acts of Sexual Misconduct Not Necessarily Protected by First AmendmentMarch 2019 |
Confidential and Privileged Communications; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Sexual Misconduct and Church LiabilityJune 2015 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Arbitration of DisputesMarch 2013 |
Arbitration |
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Breaking Away from the Parent DenominationNovember 2012 |
Arbitration |
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Clergy-Penitent Privilege Doesn’t Apply in Molestation CaseSeptember 2011 |
Confidential and Privileged Communications |
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What’s Protected by the Clergy-Penitent PrivilegeJanuary 2010 |
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Will Ministers Be Forced to Perform Same-Sex Marriages?July 2009 |
Freedom of Religion; Marriage |
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Determing Disability DiscriminationNovember 2007 |
Breach of Contract; Clergy - Removal |
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Control of Church PropertySeptember 2007 |
Church Property |
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Breach of Fiduciary DutyMay 2007 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Fiduciary Duty; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Civil Liability for Failure to Report Child AbuseJanuary 2007 |
Child Abuse; Child Abuse Reporting |
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Personal Injuries on Church Property and During Church Activities – Part 5November 2003 |
Personal Injuries on Church Property or During Church Activities; Schools |
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Confidential and Privileged Communications – Part 1March 2000 |
Confidential and Privileged Communications |
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Recent Developments in Iowa Regarding Constitutions, Bylaws, and ChartersJuly 1999 |
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Recent Developments in Iowa Regarding Sexual Misconduct by Clergy and Church WorkersMarch 1999 |
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Priest Sued for Failure to Report Child AbuseMarch 1997 |
Child Abuse |
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Unsigned WillsSeptember 1994 |
Wills, Trusts, and Estates |
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Report Requirement for Homeschool Students ConstitutionalNovember 1993 |
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Sexual Misconduct of CounselorsJuly 1992 |
Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |