Showing posts with label Church autonomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Church autonomy. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Church Autonomy Doctrine Requires Dismissal of Catholic School Employee's Discrimination Claim

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In  MoChridhe v. Academy of Holy Angels , (MN App. Dec. 1, 2025), a Minnesota state appellate court rejected an employment discrimination cl...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Ministerial Exception Doctrine Does Not Bar Wage-and-Hour Claim

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In Lorenzo v. San Francisco Zen Center , (CA App., Nov. 21, 2025), a California state appellate court held that neither the ministerial exce...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Award of Attorney's Fees Not Barred by Church Autonomy Doctrine

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In  Coronado-Arrascue v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs , (CO App., Nov. 13, 2025), a Colorado state appellate court held that t...
Sunday, November 09, 2025

En Banc Review Rejected on Denial of Interlocutory Appeal of Church Autonomy Issue

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In O'Connell v. U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops , (DC Cir., Nov. 6, 2025), the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, over one dissent, denied...
Thursday, September 11, 2025

5th Circuit: Baptist Mission Board Can Claim Church Autonomy Defense

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In McRaney v. North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Inc. ,  (5th Cir., Sept. 9, 2025), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court...
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

10th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Fraud Claims Against LDS Church

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In Gaddy v. The Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints , (10th Cir., Aug. 26, 2025), the U.S. 10th ...
Tuesday, August 05, 2025

Challenge to Church's Switch in Denominations Fails

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In Wimber v. Scott , (CA App., July 30, 2025), a California state appellate court held that plaintiffs who were tithing congregants of a Pro...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Challenge To Narrow Religious Exemption in Maryland Employment Law Is Dismissed In Part

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In General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Horton ,  (D MD, June 18, 2025), a Maryland federal district court denied a preliminary i...
Thursday, June 05, 2025

9th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments Over Religious Exemptions from Washington Antidiscrimination Law

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On June 3, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments ( video of full arguments ) in U nion Gospel Mission of Yakima Washing...
Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Defamation Suit by Russian Orthodox Church Priest Dismissed Under Church Autonomy Doctrine

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 In Belya v. Kapral ,  (SD NY, March 31, 2025), a New York federal district court dismissed a defamation suit brought by a former priest in ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2024

10th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments in Fraud Suit Against LDS Church

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Yesterday, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments ( audio of full arguments ) in  Gaddy v. Corporation of the President...
Tuesday, April 02, 2024

Suit For Misappropriating Church Funds Not Precluded by Church Autonomy Doctrine

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In Buck v. Peace Apostolic Church, Inc. , (CA Super. Ct., March 8, 2024), a California trial court rejected the contention that the church a...
Friday, March 22, 2024

7th Circuit: Refusal to Dismiss Under Church Autonomy Doctrine Is Not Appealable Interlocutory Order

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 In Garrick v. Moody Bible Institute ,  (7th Cir., March 18, 2024), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held that that...
Thursday, October 26, 2023

OK Supreme Court: Church Autonomy Doctrine Requires Dispute Over Disaffiliation to Be Dismissed

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In Oklahoma Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church v. Timmons ,  (OK Sup. Ct., Oct. 24, 2023), the Oklahoma Supreme Court held tha...
Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Church Member's Defamation Suit Dismissed on Church Autonomy Grounds

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In David v. South Congregational Church ,  (MA Super. Ct., Sept. 1, 2023), a Massachusetts trial court dismissed on church autonomy grounds ...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Church Autonomy Bars Court Adjudicating Dispute Over Withdrawal from Parent Body

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 In Deutsche Evangelisch Lutherische Zions Gemeinde v. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , (Kings Cty NY Sup. Ct., Aug. 16, 2023), a Ne...
Sunday, July 30, 2023

Church Autonomy Doctrine Does Not Shield Criminal Conduct

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 In Hochstetler v. State of Indiana ,  (IN App., July 27, 2023), an Indiana state appella t e court held that criminal conduct is not shield...
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Church Autonomy Doctrine Requires Dismissal of Title VII Claim By Non-Ministerial Employee

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In McMahon v. World Vision Inc. , (WD WA, June 12, 2023), a Washington federal district court dismissed a Title VII sex discrimination suit,...
Friday, March 31, 2023

Fraudulent Misrepresentation Claims Against LDS Church Are Dismissed

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 In Gaddy v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ,  (D UT, March 28, 2023), a Utah federal distr...
Thursday, February 09, 2023

2nd Circuit Denies En Banc Review in Church Autonomy Case

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In Belya v. Kapral ,  (2d Cir., Feb. 8, 2023), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals denied en banc  review of a 3-judge panel decision  whi...