Religion & Law

Court Rejects Ministerial Exception Defense In Firing of Pregnant Teacher
In Redhead v. Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49416 (ED NY, June 27, 2008), a New York federal district court, applying the 2nd Circuit's recent "ministerial exception" decision in Rweyemamu v...

Court Rejects Ministerial Exception Defense Raised By Catholic School
In Coulee Catholic Schools v. Labor and Industry Review Commission, (WI Ct. App., April 17, 2008), a Wisconsin state court of appeals held that the "ministerial exception" does not preclude a first-grade teacher at a Catholic elementary school from bringing an age discrimination case...

Seventh Day Adventist Church Scores Partial Trademark Win
General Conference Corporation of Seventh Day Adventists v. McGill, 2008 U.S. Dist...

Michigan Appellate Court Holds State Recognizes Ministerial Exception
In Weishuhn v. Diocese of Lansing, (MI Ct. App., May 22, 2008), a Michigan state court of appeals held that the "ministerial exception" exists under Michigan law to bar discrimination claims under the state's Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act...

Seventh Circuit offers its take on the controversial religion-based "ministerial exception" to federal employment laws
Seventh Circuit offers its take on the controversial religion-based "ministerial exception" to federal employment laws: Circuit Judge Richard A...

Lithuania Grants Recognized Status To Seventh-Day Adventists
The Adventist News Network reported yesterday that Lithuania has granted the Seventh-Day Adventist Church's application for state recognized status under its Law on Religious Communities and Associations...

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California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
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Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
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Did I harass someone?
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How can I get my parents away from my bulling brother?
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What role does financial means determine which parent gains custody?
was(am) a single male that gained custody of my daughter when she was three. Thi...

How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
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School House Abuse
Selwyn House School agrees to $5 million teacher molestation settlement.

False Abuse Accusations
Boothbay Harbor Central School District pays shop teacher $320,000 defamation settlement.

Rutland School District
Double pay offered as part of class action wage dispute settlement, pending court approval.

School Racism
School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.

Student Harassment
Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit.

Wendy's International Inc.
allegedly fired illegal immigrant employees after missing a deadline to obtain legal status.