Showing posts with label Church autonomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Church autonomy. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Certiorari Denied in Unification Church Dispute

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Family Federation for World Peace and Unification International v. Moon, (Docket No. 25-6...
Monday, February 23, 2026

Cert. Denied In Church Autonomy Case

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 The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in McRaney v. North American Mission Board,  (Docket No. 25-807, certiorari  denied 2/23/2026). ...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Child Abuse Claim Against Archdiocese Moves Ahead

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In Doe XXV v. Archdiocese of New York , (NY Sup.Ct. NY Cty., Jan. 21, 2026), a New York state trial court denied a motion to dismiss a suit ...
Friday, January 09, 2026

Supreme Court Review Sought In Church Autonomy Case

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 A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court this week in McRaney v. North American Mission Board of the ...
Wednesday, January 07, 2026

9th Circuit: Church Autonomy Doctrine Allows Churches to Hire Only Co-Religionists Even for Non-Ministerial Positions

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In Union Gospel Mission of Yakima, Washington v. Brown ,  (9th Cir., Jan. 6, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a prelimina...
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 ...