Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
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State | Title | Category |
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The Ministerial Exception and Racial DiscriminationJuly 2009 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Defenses to Discrimination LawsuitsSeptember 2008 |
Clergy - Removal; Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices |
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Former Pastor Sues Church for Breach of Compensation AgreementJuly 2008 |
Clergy - Removal; Compensation and Benefits |
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Former Organist Sues ChurchMarch 2008 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Former Director of Evangelization Sues Diocese for Wrongful TerminationJanuary 2008 |
Child Abuse Reporting; Clergy - Removal |
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The First Amendment and Church Employment DisputesJanuary 2008 |
Child Abuse Reporting; Clergy - Removal |
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Determing Disability DiscriminationNovember 2007 |
Breach of Contract; Clergy - Removal |
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Counseling and Clergy MalpracticeSeptember 2007 |
Clergy - Removal; Clergy Malpractice; Counseling |
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Unlawful TerminationJuly 2007 |
Clergy - Removal |
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Racial DiscriminationJuly 2007 |
Clergy - Removal |
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Lawsuits by Dismissed ClergyMay 2007 |
Clergy - Removal; Defamation |
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Age and Disability DiscriminationJanuary 2007 |
Clergy - Removal; Freedom of Religion |
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Defamation and Church ClergyJanuary 2007 |
Clergy - Removal; Defamation |
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Disability DiscriminationJanuary 2007 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Age Discrimination and Denomination PolicyJanuary 2007 |
Clergy - Removal; Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices |
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Clergy—RemovalJuly 2006 |
Clergy - Removal |
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Court Rules Members Had Legal Authority to Retain or Remove PastorJanuary 2001 |
Clergy - Removal |
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Court Concluded That a Motion to Fire a Minister Was Invalid Because of Improper NotificationNovember 1988 |
Charters, Constitutions, and Bylaws; Clergy - Removal |
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Court Was Able to Rule in a Church Issue Involving Church Funds and the Appointment of a New MinisterNovember 1988 |
Charters, Constitutions, and Bylaws; Clergy - Removal |
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Court Upheld the Validity of Proxy Votes in Church Business MeetingsSeptember 1987 |
Church Business Meetings; Clergy - Removal; Freedom of Religion |