Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
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Texas Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Decades-Old Abuse ClaimApril 2023 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Court Affirms Massive Prison Sentence for PastorOctober 2022 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Understanding Restrictions Placed on Property DeedsJuly 2022 |
Church Property |
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Intentional and Grossly Negligent Acts Negate Release FormsApril 2022 |
Personal Injuries on Church Property or During Church Activities |
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Court Could Resolve Malpractice Suit Against DeaconFebruary 2022 |
Malpractice |
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Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine Bars Court from Intervention in Dispute over Church Bylaw ComplianceAugust 2017 |
Church Members; Clergy - Selection; Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes |
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Court May Rule on ‘Secular Contract’ Between Church and Former EmployeeOctober 2016 |
Employment Practices |
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Church Narrowly Avoids Liability in Advertising Services of Babysitter Who Later Molested ChildrenOctober 2016 |
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Churches’ Right to Remove ClergyJune 2015 |
Charters, Constitutions, and Bylaws; Clergy - Removal |
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Exemption of Unemployment Services in the Employ of a Church Doesn’t Violate First AmendmentDecember 2014 |
Compensation and Benefits; First Amendment |
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Ministerial Exemption Prevents Court from Resolving LawsuitDecember 2014 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Ministerial Exception Prevents Courts from Making Defamation ChargesJune 2014 |
Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Defamation; Employment Practices |
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Local Church Retains Control of PropertyFebruary 2014 |
Denominations - Legal Liability |
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Court Intervention in Church Legal DisputesJuly 2012 |
Charters, Constitutions, and Bylaws; Church Members |
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Who Is Considered a Minister?May 2012 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Is a Church Obligated to Share Member Records?November 2011 |
Church Records |
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The Ministerial Exception and Sex DiscriminationSeptember 2009 |
Clergy - Removal; Schools |
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Interference with ContractSeptember 2009 |
Employment Practices; Overtime Pay |
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YMCA Ordered to Pay “Future Mental Anguish Damages”July 2009 |
Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Woman Sues Pastor for Divulging Confidential InformationJanuary 2008 |
Church Members; Confidential and Privileged Communications; Counseling; Malpractice |