Religion & Law

Dorf: Why Liberals and Conservatives Are Both Wrong on Tax Restrictions on Politicking From the Pulpit
FindLaw: Why the Constitution Neither Protects Nor Forbids Tax Subsidies for Politicking from the Pulpit, And Why Both Liberals and Conservatives May be on the Wrong Side of this Issue, by Michael C...

$660 million priest abuse settlement in question after retired judge's recusal
Survivors of clergy abuse won a massive $660 million settlement last year. But they can expect a long wait to find out if the confidential priest files in the case can go public as the court-appointed mediator recused himself...

More Employers Politicking
Wow. It looks like the big retailers are pulling out all stops to stop the Obama steamroller with captive audience meetings with their employees to engage in none-too-subtle office politicking (which JH has written about before)...

Barry Lynn: Rule keeps politicking out of pulpits
Barry Lynn has this commentary in the Lexington Herald-Leader.  He writes: As a member of the clergy, I am appalled that any organization would encourage religious groups to blatantly break the law for its own ends...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals rules case against ex-priest can go on
Sue Loughlin of the Terre Haute Trib-Star reports today:An Indiana appeals court has given a green light to a civil lawsuit that alleges a former Catholic priest sexually abused a boy and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis covered up the priest?s...

Priest Abuse Payout Plan
  The Los Angeles Archdiocese says it plans to pay its share of a record clergy sexual abuse settlement by liquidating investments, taking out bank loans and selling up to 50 non-parish properties, including its administrative headquarters, according to diocesan representatives...

Clergy Molester
Religious group to pay $1.3 million in priest molestation settlement.

Brinker International
allegedly falsely advertising the nutritional information on their so-called low calorie menu selections.

Hurricane Claims
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. reaches settlement deal with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.

Roman Catholic Church
Diocese of Antigonish faces class action over abuse by a priest