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1 Jun 2014, 7:41 am by Howard Friedman
The court held that the trial court erred in dismissing her breach of contract, retaliatory discharge, intentional interference with contract, civil conspiracy, and defamation claims, saying:The First Amendment does not immunize every legal claim against a religious institution or its members, but only those claims that are rooted in religious belief.It added that if later it becomes apparent that any of the claims turn on matters of doctrine or church governance, summary judgment… [read post]
12 Feb 2016, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
The exception instead ensures that the authority to select and control who will minister to the faithful — a matter 'strictly ecclesiastical,'—is the church's alone. [read post]
2 Jun 2022, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
The law clarifies that the 3-year look-back window to bring child sex abuse claims that was enacted last year applies to sex abuse claims, no matter how long ago they arose. [read post]
27 Aug 2008, 6:15 am
On Meet the Press last Sunday, pro-choice Pelosi said the Church's current view that life begins at conception has been Church doctrine for only 50 years or so. [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 10:35 am by Shemia Fagan
Jurisdiction hinges on whether the representation at the heart of the fraud or defamation case is "purely religious as a matter of law. [read post]
22 Jan 2023, 10:10 am by David Pocklington
All variations in forms of service and all forms of service used under this Canon shall be reverent and seemly and shall be neither contrary to, nor indicative of any departure from, the doctrine of the Church of England in any essential matter. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 9:02 am by Howard Friedman
But Westboro conducted its picketing peacefully on matters of public concern at a public place adjacent to a public street. [read post]
25 Sep 2012, 4:50 pm
In Virginia, appeals from civil judgments are not a matter of right. [read post]
28 Aug 2020, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
The court said in part:[A]fter examining Middleton’s first cause of action, the court concludes that it does not implicate “any matters of church doctrine or practice. [read post]
15 Dec 2010, 6:27 am by admin
Hours before the city commission made a decision on the matter, attorneys for the city, Mr. [read post]
22 Jul 2011, 3:05 pm
Representing the injured is difficult when the potential defendant is a beloved hospital, church or sports celebrity. [read post]
8 Mar 2010, 7:25 am by Howard Friedman
The majority held that defendants' picket signs, while "utterly distasteful," nevertheless involve matters of public concern. [read post]
28 Apr 2008, 7:06 am
Wright said that political opponents of Senator Obama were exploiting the fact that the style of prayer and preaching in black churches was different from European church traditions....As if the problems are all a matter of form and not content.In questions and answers after his prepared remarks, Mr. [read post]
3 Sep 2018, 8:03 am by Howard Friedman
At issue however was:the status of evidence from church leaders (or others holding positions of responsibility within a church) about the conduct of a person who has begun the process of admission into the church and as to the sincerity of his conversion to Christianity; as to the weight to be given to such evidence; and whether the usefulness of such evidence as a guide to the genuineness of the sur place conversion is undermined by findings that, in relation to other… [read post]
30 Dec 2020, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
”...When the Archbishop refused to allow the King to interfere in the affairs of the Church, Thomas Becket stood at the intersection of church and state. [read post]
21 May 2020, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
., May 19, 2020), the North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a defamation suit brought by a former church pianist and vocalist against the Baptist church's pastor and its minister of music. [read post]