Civil Courts May Not Decide Questions of How Church Presents Financial Records To Members

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

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 [...]

California Abusive Priest Personnel Records Released Implementing 2007 Settlement

Monday, October 26th, 2009

The San Francisco Examiner reports that after three years of litigation, a California judge on Friday issued an order releasing some 10,000 pages of personnel records relating to 48 Catholic priests in the San Diego diocese who were either convicted or credibly accused of sexual abuse or who were named in a civil suit.  The order [...]

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