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Religious Organization
129 published works
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Foohey, Forgive Us Our Debts: How Black Churches Use Bankruptcy to Survive
Pamela Foohey has published Forgive Us Our Debts: How Black Churches Use Bankruptcy to Survive with the University of Chicago Press. Here is the description: A revelatory study of how…
Althouse
"'Every day, another church is sold,' said Lilian Grootswagers-Theuns, the president of the advisory board for Future for Religious Heritage…. 'This is happening everywhere in Europe…'"
By Ann Althouse
"'... in Germany, Sweden, Spain and Italy. It’s already going very fast,' she said. 'But now we’re going fast-forward. Now, there’s a tsunami coming.' Churches, once central to European cultural…
Religion Clause
United Methodist Parent Body Sues Local Church Over Amendments to Governing Documents
Last month, the parent body of the United Methodist church in Texas filed suit in a Texas state trial court against a Dallas Methodist congregation alleging that the congregation improperly…
India Legal
Allahabad High Court directs UP Government to deposit Rs 1.21 Crore with 8% interest for Ayodhya temple land
By Legal Desk
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to deposit Rs 1.21 crore, along with 8% annual interest, towards the unpaid consideration for 1,512 sq metres of temple…
ComplexDiscovery
Russia’s Multi-Domain Strategy: Hybrid Pressure, Legal Ambiguity, and the Battle for Pokrovsk
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: This article delivers a comprehensive analysis of Russian diplomatic posturing and battlefield operations on October 27, 2025, a day that revealed the multifaceted nature of Moscow’s ongoing war…
Religion Clause
5th Circuit: Baptist Mission Board Can Claim Church Autonomy Defense
In McRaney v. North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Inc., (5th Cir., Sept. 9, 2025), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held that…
Religion Clause
10th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Fraud Claims Against LDS Church
In Gaddy v. The Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (10th Cir., Aug. 26, 2025), the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Denial of Religious Purposes Tax Exemption
In Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, the Supreme Court reversed the Wisconsin Supreme Court's upholding of the denial of an "operated primarily for religious purposes"…
Religion Clause
New Website Catalogues Laws That Exclude Religious Organizations from Government Funding Opportunities
Earlier this month, Notre Dame Law School announced that it, along with two other organizations, has launched a new website which identifies state laws that exclude religious organizations from participating…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Class Action Against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Dismissed
Last Thursday, the Salt Lake Tribune reported (Patreon link here), a federal judge in Utah dismissed a proposed class action against the LDS church. The plaintiffs made claims similar to James Huntsman, whose suit was…