Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
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Court Allows Pastor’s Wrongful Dismissal Lawsuit to ProceedMarch 2022 |
Clergy - Removal |
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Board Possessed Legal Authority to Fire Its PastorOctober 2021 |
Clergy - Removal; Officers, Directors, and Trustees |
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State Supreme Court Addresses Pastor’s Rescinded ResignationSeptember 2017 |
Breach of Contract; Clergy - Removal; Judicial Resolution of Church Disputes |
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The Liability of Knowing but Not ActingAugust 2015 |
Child Abuse Reporting; Clergy - Removal |
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Churches and Revoking PensionJune 2015 |
Clergy - Removal; Compensation and Benefits; Employment Practices |
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Churches’ Right to Remove ClergyJune 2015 |
Charters, Constitutions, and Bylaws; Clergy - Removal |
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Seminary Professor Unable to Sue for Racial DiscriminationDecember 2014 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Ministerial Exemption Prevents Court from Resolving LawsuitDecember 2014 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Ministerial Exemption Bars Court’s Ruling in Music Director’s DismissalFebruary 2014 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Ministerial Exception Prevents Court from Resolving Employment DisputeDecember 2013 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Violating the Americans with Disabilities ActNovember 2012 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Who Is Considered a Minister?May 2012 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |
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Incorporated Arbitration ClausesNovember 2011 |
Clergy - Removal |
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Court Resolves Lawsuit Addressing Pastor’s Financial MismanagementSeptember 2011 |
Clergy - Removal |
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Termination of a “Whistleblower”March 2011 |
Clergy - Removal |
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Court May Resolve Pastor’s Breach of Employment ClaimNovember 2010 |
Clergy - Removal; Contracts |
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The Ministerial Exception and Sex DiscriminationSeptember 2009 |
Clergy - Removal; Schools |
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Minister’s Racial Discrimination Claim DismissedSeptember 2009 |
Clergy - Removal; Schools |
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The Ministerial Exception and Disability DiscriminationSeptember 2009 |
Clergy - Removal; Schools |
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Dismissing a Minister for WrongdoingJuly 2009 |
Clergy - Removal; Employment Practices |