Rule permitting religious records into evidence rarely used, almost always allowing admission. “As long as a document fits the definition of a religious record, regardless of whether it appears trustworthy, it will likely be admitted. ” Attorney Elizabeth Teter has this analysis on the ABA Section of Litigation’s website. Continue reading “Rule permitting religious records into evidence rarely used, almost always allowing admission”
Month: August 2017
Mass. Land Ct.: “Church, Not Town, Owns Cemetery”
Mass. Land Ct.: “Church, Not Town, Owns Cemetery.”
Religion Clause reports here on First Congregational Church of Harwich v. Eldredge, (Mass. Land Ct.., Aug. 18, 2017). The Cape Cod Chronical reports here.
Utah Catholic church fined $627 after employee caught drinking at licensed event
Utah Catholic church fined $627 after employee caught drinking at licensed event. Good4Utah.com reports here. Fox 13 (Salt Lake City) reports here. ChurchLaw&Tax included a summary in its weekly news update.
Wis. church’s accounting clerk convicted of stealing $800,000 for gambling
Wis. church’s accounting clerk convicted of stealing $800,000 for gambling. The LaCrosse Tribune reports in a story: Former Onalaska church clerk steals more than $800,000 to fuel gambling habit.” Wisconsin Law Journal reports: “Guilty pleas in church theft of $800,000.” ChurchLaw&Tax includes the story in its weekly news update.
“Why Domestic Violence in the Home Endangers Your Church”
“Why Domestic Violence in the Home Endangers Your Church: Step one: acknowledge that it happens.” ChurchLaw&Tax has excellent analysis and guidance here. Action step: Does your congregation have a plan to respond when someone comes for help from domestic violence? A few important excerpts: Continue reading ““Why Domestic Violence in the Home Endangers Your Church””
E.D. Va.: Nations of Gods and Earths a religion, not a gang
E.D. Va.: Nations of Gods and Earths a religion, not a gang. Religion Clause reports here on Coward v. Robinson, (E.D. Va., Aug. 28, 2017).
“7th Circuit: Illinois May Apply Education Laws to Bible Colleges.”
“7th Circuit: Illinois May Apply Education Laws to Bible Colleges.” Religion Clause reports here on Illinois Bible Colleges Association v. Anderson, (7th Cir., Aug. 29, 2017).
“8th Circuit: OK To Ban Religious Leafleting On Plaza of Sports Arena”
“8th Circuit: OK To Ban Religious Leafletting On Plaza of Sports Arena” as reported by Religion Clause here. The decision is Ball v. City of Lincoln, Nebraska, (8th Cir., Aug. 29, 2017), and the LIncoln Journal-Star reports here. How Appealing covered the opinion here. Associated Press has a report here.
1735 Authority to enter contracts
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5686206/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]How do you know whether a representative has the authority to enter into an agreement on behalf of an organization? In short, the governing documents and resolutions of the board of directors can authorize a representative. But many organizations are not careful with following these formalities. Josh discusses what can go wrong when they don’t, using the case discussed in this post as an example.
“The secret to making meetings brief and efficient”
“The secret to making meetings brief and efficient.”
ChurchLaw&Tax has the article “How to Keep Your Meetings Short” here. The two methods are
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