Category Archive for: "Church Law"

The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down a unanimous decision in Fulton v. Philadelphia, which dealt with whether a city can refuse to contract with a Christian foster care services agency [...]

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case during their next term this fall that challenges Maine’s ban on using state-provided financial aid to allow students to attend religious school. In a [...]

On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California regulation requiring nonprofits to disclose donor tax information to the state’s Attorney General, ruling that the donor [...]

When protesters show up at the door of your church, it may be difficult to understand that the same laws that protect your right to worship also protect those who act in opposition to your [...]

It is not unusual for a donor to request that their donation be used for a specific church program or initiative like a building fund or a mission trip. And in order for that donation to be [...]

Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), companies or organizations that were shut down or suffered a 50% reduction in revenue due to a COVID-19-related federal, [...]

Recently, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled that the “ministerial exception” to anti-discrimination laws does not protect a Christian college from a professor’s lawsuit [...]

Church employees and volunteers are entrusted with the safety and wellbeing of the congregation. It is essential that the church take formal steps to ensure that its staff is appropriately [...]

On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a California court’s denial of a request for injunctive relief from South Bay United Pentecostal Church and sent the case back to a lower [...]