Showing posts with label Church autonomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Church autonomy. Show all posts
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...
Thursday, September 01, 2022

Church Autonomy Doctrine Bars Catholic High School Teacher's Suit Against Archdiocese

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In Payne-Elliott v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Inc. , (IN Sup. Ct., Aug. 31, 2022), the Indiana Supreme Court held that the...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Yeshiva University Asks Supreme Court For Stay While State Court Ruling On Recognizing LGBTQ Group Is Appealed

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Yesterday, an emergency Application for a Stay Pending Appellate Review ( full text ) was filed in Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance, ...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Church Autonomy Doctrine Bars Inquiry Into Pretext Claim In Catholic School's Firing Of Teacher

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In Butler v. St. Stanislaus Kostka  Catholic Academy , (ED NY, June 27, 2022), a New York federal district court dismissed a sexual orientat...
Thursday, December 09, 2021

District Court Affirms Bankruptcy Court's Ruling On Property Dispute Between Two Rabbis

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In Zaks v. Mosdos Chofetz Chaim Inc. , (SD NY, Dec. 7, 2021), a New York federal district court affirmed a bankruptcy court's decision i...
Thursday, September 30, 2021

Huntsman's Fraud Claim Against Mormon Church Dismissed

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In Huntsman v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ,  (CD CA, Sept. 10, 2021), a California fede...
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Pretextual Religious Reasons For Firing Not Protected By Religious Autonomy Doctrine

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In Garrick v. Moody Bible Institute , (ND IL, Oct. 13, 2020), an Illinois federal district court allowed a former Instructor of Communicatio...
Friday, July 03, 2020

British Pastors Sue Challenging Government COVID-19 Orders Which Closed Churches

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In Britain, a group of 26 Christian pastors and activists have filed suit challenging the closure of churches as part of the response to COV...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

Defamation Suit Dismissed Under Ecclesiastical Entanglement Doctrine

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In Lippard v. Holleman , (NC App., May 19, 2020), the North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a defamation suit brought by...
Wednesday, May 06, 2020

Court Refuses To Dismiss Catholic School Teacher's Suit On Church Autonomy Grounds

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In Payne-Elliott v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Inc. , (IN Super. Ct., May 1, 2020), an Indiana trial court refused to dismi...
Thursday, April 02, 2020

Court Dismisses Claims That Mormon Doctrines Are Fraudulent

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In Gaddy v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,  (D UT, March 31, 2020), a Utah federal distric...
Saturday, September 28, 2019

DOJ Backs Catholic Archdiocese In Firing of Teacher For Same-Sex Marriage

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On Friday, the Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest ( full text ) in an Indiana state trial court in Payne-Elliott v. Roman C...