Topic: Church Sovereignty

9th Circuit Defines Ministerial Exception For Employment Cases

religionclause.blogspot.com | 03/17/2010

NY: Boiler Plate AG Endorsement of Church Property Sale Found Insufficient

religionclause.blogspot.com | 03/15/2010

Kansas weighs bill to tax churches

catholicleague.org | 03/05/2010

“Victory for Freedom for Ministries and Tax Exempt Organizations”

www.christiannewswire.com | 03/01/2010

Negligent Supervision Claims Against Archdiocese Dismissed on 1st Amendment Grounds

religionclause.blogspot.com | 02/25/2010

Arizona: Time-limit ban for abuse victims to sue attackers OK’d

www.azdailysun.com | 02/23/2010

Americans United Asks IRS To Investigate Partisan Politicking At Liberty University

www.au.org | 02/22/2010

Freedom from Religion Foundation files suit to end tax break for ministers

www.tennessean.com | 02/16/2010

Another Lawsuit Seeks Return of Break-Away Parish Property To Episcopal Church

religionclause.blogspot.com | 02/12/2010

NY Appeals Court Says Breakaway Church Property Belongs to Prebyterian Church USA

religionclause.blogspot.com | 01/18/2010

Land and Building Wars

www.christianitytoday.com | 01/18/2010

Bankruptcy Judge Orders Trial On Whether Parish Assets Are Shielded From Diocese Creditors

religionclause.blogspot.com | 01/13/2010

Utah County Will Balance Budget By Police Fee, Including On Churches

religionclause.blogspot.com | 01/11/2010

Federal Court Enjoins Illinois Hike In Fees For Lobbyists, Partly on Establishment Clause Grounds

religionclause.blogspot.com | 12/28/2009

ACLU Challenges Illinois’ Increase In Lobbyist Registration Fees, Including Church Exemption

religionclause.blogspot.com | 12/14/2009

U.K. Church Could Face Prosecution for Refusing to Ordain Women, Homosexuals: Bishops

www.lifesitenews.com | 12/10/2009

Intervention Denied In Case Challenging Parsonage Allowance

religionclause.blogspot.com | 12/04/2009

Ohio Supreme Court: Regional Church Offices Are Not Tax Exempt

religionclause.blogspot.com | 11/23/2009

The Liability of Clergy for the Acts of Their Congregants

www.georgetownlawjournal.org | 11/12/2009

Another Lawsuit Against A Dissident Episcopal Parish- This Time In Tennessee

| 11/02/2009

Claims Against Archdiocese In Abuse Cases Do Not Violate First Amendment

religionclause.blogspot.com | 10/29/2009

Court Orders Deacons To Turn Chuch Control Back To Pastor

religionclause.blogspot.com | 10/26/2009

IRS Receives Comments On Proposed Church Audit Rule Change

religionclause.blogspot.com | 10/19/2009

2nd Circuit: Ministerial Exception, Not RFRA, Bars Pastor’s ADEA Suit

religionclause.blogspot.com | 10/15/2009

Virginia Supreme Court Will Review Episcopal Church Case

religionclause.blogspot.com | 10/15/2009

Massachusetts Judge: Property must be put to a religious use for exemption to continue

www.wickedlocal.com | 10/05/2009

U.S. Supreme Court refuses to get involved in church dispute

hosted.ap.org | 10/05/2009

2nd Circuit: Ministerial Exception Bars Rabbi’s Suit Against Her Former Temple

religionclause.blogspot.com | 10/01/2009

New York Appellate Court Voids Church Election of New Pastor and Trustees

religionclause.blogspot.com | 09/30/2009

Court Dismisses Prof’s Dismissal Complaint Under Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine

religionclause.blogspot.com | 09/25/2009

South Carolina High Court Rules For Break-Away Anglican Parish

religionclause.blogspot.com | 09/22/2009

Cal. Court Says Congregation Cannot Disaffiliate From National Church Body

religionclause.blogspot.com | 09/17/2009

Missouri Court OKs lawsuit against Methodist church for alleged negligent oversite of sex abuser

www.columbiamissourian.com | 09/16/2009

Canada: Peterborough Bishop Responds to Human Rights Complaint by Dismissed Homosexual Altar Server

www.lifesitenews.com | 09/14/2009

Breakaway Episcopalians look to US high court

| 09/09/2009

Civil Court Resolution of Property Disputes Among Religious Organizations

| 08/27/2009

Rick Garnett: “Church autonomy” more important legally than church displays

prawfsblawg.blogs.com | 08/06/2009

Federal Claims Court: Religious Foundation Is Not A “Church”

religionclause.blogspot.com | 07/30/2009

California: Trial Court Abused Its Discretion In Scope of Relief In Church Dispute

religionclause.blogspot.com | 06/26/2009

Anglican Church in North America affirms marriage

www.christiantelegraph.com | 06/25/2009

Episcopal claim on property of breakaway parish solved via mediation

www.gazette.com | 06/04/2009

Developments In Two Episcopal Church Claims To Property of Breakaway Parishes

religionclause.blogspot.com | 05/18/2009

LA Court throws out religious court’s ruling

www.latimes.com | 04/13/2009

Court Says Ministerial Exception Does Not Apply In Suit Against Archdiocese

religionclause.blogspot.com | 04/07/2009

Tithing to the Vortex: The Secrecy of Financial Records in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

org.law.rutgers.edu | 04/07/2009

Marriage payback? Connecticut bill seeks to regulate church finances

| 03/09/2009

Unraveling the Establishment Clause: Legal and Other Practical Concerns for the Church “Business”

| 02/10/2009

NH Supreme Court: Roman Catholic Church Used Only for Storage Is Not Tax Exempt

| 05/10/2007