Sunday Closing Laws
Key point 13-08. Local ordinances requiring some or all businesses to be closed on Sundays
Virginia
Court Decisions Recognizing Negligent Selection Claims
Key point 10-04.01. Some courts have found churches liable on the basis of negligent selection
The Relevance of Sexual Orientation in Selecting Youth or Children’s Workers
Key point 10-04.04. The courts have generally ruled, in recent years, that homosexuals are no
Risk Management
Key point 10-09.03. Churches can reduce the risk of liability based on negligent supervision for
Charitable Immunity
Key point 10-16.05. The legal liability of churches and their officers, directors, and volunteers, is
Ministers
Key Point 8-08.6. Ministers who are employed to perform ministerial services, and who are paid
Cases Recognizing the Ministerial Exception
Key Point 8-10.01. The civil courts have consistently ruled that the First Amendment prevents them
Church Property Disputes—Supreme Court Rulings
1. WATSON V. JONES (1871) A study of the law of church property disputes must
Election or Appointment
Key point 6-06.01. Churches select their officers and directors in various ways. For example, it