Church Litigation News 11/27/2023
Nov 27, 2023(November 23) Federal Government Intervenes In Lawsuit Over Brookings, Oregon Church Homeless Services | Salem, Ore.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened in a federal lawsuit filed by a Brookings, Oregon church over fines the city threatened to impose because of homeless services historically provided by the church.
The DOJ submitted a statement of interest in the case on Tuesday, calling on the U.S. District Court of Oregon, in which the lawsuit was filed, to rule against the City of Brookings.
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(November 22) United Methodist Split: 45 Churches Who Sued Bishop To Disaffiliate File Appeal To State Supreme Court | Alabama
Forty-five United Methodist congregations in south Alabama and the Florida panhandle that filed a lawsuit against Bishop David Graves and the Alabama-West Florida Conference because they were not allowed to disaffiliate from the denomination by an end-of-year deadline have appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court.
The appeal was filed Nov. 13, after Montgomery Circuit Judge Brooke E. Reid dismissed the plaintiffs’ request for a temporary restraining order, saying it was an internal church matter and the court did not have jurisdiction.
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(November 20) Archdiocese Of Baltimore Floats Short Window, Comparatively, For Sex Abuse Claims | Baltimore
Soon, a federal judge will make one of the first key decisions in the Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy. How much time should survivors have to file a claim of clergy sex abuse?
An earlier deadline would hasten payments to all survivors, but shorten their window to join in the case. A later deadline would delay their payments, but give them more time to reckon with their trauma and make up their minds.
It’s a balancing act for the court, and the archdiocese attorneys have staked out their starting place for negotiations. They propose a claims deadline of Feb. 26.
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