When litigating religious land use cases, it is important to look at state religious freedom restoration acts and add them as a claim to case
any churches that have disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church have done so without legal counsel. The choice to leave without the assistance of an attorney may have been due to timing, cost or simply a decision by leaders that they could complete the process on their own. While the local church may have saved money on legal fees through the process, they may not have set themselves up for success in the future. Considering this, now may be the right time to review your corporate documents with legal counsel to see if your local church is fully protected.
In a potentially groundbreaking case, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a church member may proceed with a lawsuit to recover donations when a denomination fraudulently told its members that it was using tithes and offerings for charitable means, when in fact the funds were used for a commercial enterprise.
Being able to purchase and use property in the ways you desire is no simple task. Recently, a U.S Court of Appeals for the Second
Each year, thousands of churches across the country close. If you are on a board of a church that is likely to close, you may
An ongoing legal battle is testing the limits of the United States Constitution and, specifically, the intersect of freedom of religion and education. In early
The First Amendment protects the right to free exercise of religion. The Supreme Court, and consequently the lower federal courts, recent rulings on Free Exercise clause cases
In California, the housing crisis has reached alarming levels. Skyrocketing rents and home prices have left many residents struggling to find affordable places to live.
The University of Notre Dame will host its second annual Church Properties Conference at the end of October. The event explores the various issues and
For sixteen years, I have been privileged to fight for the land use rights and civil liberties of religious institutions across the country. I have
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