| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
Cohen v. Kabbalah Centre International Inc.California Court of Appeal
Tax-exempt Organizations, Injury & Tort Law
Held that a woman who made a sizeable donation to a San Diego spiritual group had no right to obtain her money back. Affirmed a summary adjudication...
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05/07/2019 | B284446 |
Brown v. Pacifica Foundation, Inc.California Court of Appeal
Media Law, Tax-exempt Organizations, Corp. Governance
Held that a board member of a nonprofit corporation was not entitled to a preliminary injunction barring her from being removed from the board....
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04/29/2019 | A152824 |
Summers v. ColetteCalifornia Court of Appeal
Tax-exempt Organizations, Corp. Governance
Revived a lawsuit accusing a board member of a nonprofit organization of self-dealing and other misconduct. Held that the plaintiff, also a board...
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04/15/2019 | B285488 |
St. Joan Antida High School Inc. v. Milwaukee Public School DistrictUnited States Seventh Circuit
Tax-exempt Organizations, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Revived a parochial school's claim that its students were being denied state‐funded bus transportation equivalent to public-school students, contrary...
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03/25/2019 | 18‐1673 |
Garcia v. Salvation ArmyUnited States Ninth Circuit
Civil Rights, Tax-exempt Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
Held that an employee of the Salvation Army could not proceed with her claims for retaliation and hostile work environment, because Title VII's...
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03/18/2019 | 16-16827 |
Gaylor v. PeecherUnited States Seventh Circuit
Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations, Constitutional Law
Upheld an Internal Revenue Code provision that excludes housing allowances from ministers' taxable federal income. An advocacy group contended that...
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03/15/2019 | 18-1277 |
Su v. Stephen S. Wise TempleCalifornia Court of Appeal
Tax-exempt Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Education Law
Revived the California Labor Commissioner's lawsuit alleging that a preschool operated by a religious congregation violated wage-hour laws. Held that...
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03/08/2019 | B275426 |
Church of Our Lord and Savior v. City of Markham, IllinoisUnited States Seventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Tax-exempt Organizations, Property Law & Real Estate
Revived a church's claim that a city's zoning code violated federal and state statutes protecting religious freedom by treating religious uses of...
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01/17/2019 | 18-1432 |
Biel v. St. James SchoolUnited States Ninth Circuit
Education Law, Civil Rights, Tax-exempt Organizations
Reinstated a Catholic elementary school teacher's claim that her employment was terminated based on her disability, in violation of the Americans with...
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12/17/2018 | 17-55180 |
J.W. v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.California Court of Appeal
Tax-exempt Organizations, Juvenile Law
Affirmed a $4 million default judgment against the Jehovah's Witness religious organization, in a lawsuit brought on behalf of a child who allegedly...
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12/10/2018 | E066555 |