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Church Litigation

Judge Sides With Second Baptist Houston, Dismisses Nearly All Claims in Church Governance Lawsuit

By Filings on Mon, 07/20/26
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“The legal battle arose from a dispute regarding the church’s governance, particularly long-time Senior Pastor Ed Young’s decision to appoint his son, Ben Young, as successor of the historic Texas megachurch without taking up a congregational vote.” - C.Leaders

California Drops $67K in Citation Fines Against Calvary Chapel San Jose

By Filings on Wed, 12/10/25
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“… $67,000 worth of citation fines issued against them by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal OSHA) during the COVID-19 pandemic.pandemic…. The church continues its fight against another $1.2 million in fines by the county.” - MinistryWatch

Former member sues John MacArthur’s megachurch for public shaming

By Filings on Wed, 07/09/25
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“A lawsuit filed in California state court accuses the church of violating a former member’s privacy and inflicting emotional harm.” - RNS

Court Dismisses Suit Against Platt’s McLean Bible Church

By Filings on Tue, 06/28/22
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“While the DC-area congregation celebrates getting to move forward, critics continue to accuse leadership of a liberal takeover.” - CToday

Can the Church Still Enact Justice When a Pastor Sues His Accusers?

By Filings on Thu, 06/23/22
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“The PCA takes up the case of a church leader who responded to sexual harassment claims with a defamation lawsuit against his accusers.” - C.Today

It’s Better To Suffer Wrong

By Filings on Tue, 03/29/22
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“It’s a verse every Christian believes in until he suffers some great wrong…. it’s just then that the words seem to transform from clear to opaque” - Challies

Guidance on protecting churches from lawsuits offered by ERLC, SAAG

By Filings on Mon, 11/16/20
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“The ERLC and the Sexual Abuse Advisory Group (SAAG) issued the document, “Facilitating Abuse Disclosures by Nonprofits,” Oct. 30. The paper provides guidance on enacting state laws to protect churches and other nonprofits from civil liability when they report sexual abuse allegations to a former employee’s current or potential employer.” - BPNews

Harvest Bible Chapel Wants to Drop Defamation Suit Against Critics

By Filings on Tue, 01/08/19
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“James MacDonald’s church takes unfavorable ruling as “God’s direction” to abandon legal effort against Julie Roys and Elephant’s Debt blog.” - CToday

Federal Court to Decide if Church Can Fire Pastor for Not Attracting Members and Spending Too Much Money

By Filings on Fri, 07/20/18
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“Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, a historic church founded in the late 1800s and located in one of the city’s poorest communities, is defending its right to choose its own religious leaders free from government interference, according to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.” - CPost

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