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In Bendross v. Readon, (FL Aoo., Feb. 15, 2012), a Florida appeals court held that the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine does not apply to prevent a civil court from adjudicating a dispute over the make up of the a church’s board.  Bible Missionary Baptist Church was incorporated as a non-profit corporation under Florida law. Eugene Rice, a member [...]

In Nelson v. Baker, (KY App., April 1, 2011), the Kentucky Court of Appeal dismissed a lawsuit brought by members of a Baptist church complaining, among other things, that defendants were not reporting to members on the church’s financial affairs. the Court of Appeals held that, based on the First Amendment, it lacked jurisdiction over [...]

Last week we sent an email to directors of the California stem cell agency and posed the following question. “Do you think that the October review of CIRM’s progress should be open to the public?”We also told them that we would carry the text of any comments verbatim. Four directors responded. Here are their comments. [...]