By Bob Allen The Supreme Court of Louisiana has upheld lower court rulings that judges cannot resolve a lawsuit alleging academic freedom violations at a Baptist school without delving into issues of theology and church governance, an unconstitutional violation of…
Judge says use of Caner video fair
By Bob Allen A federal judge has dismissed a Georgia Baptist college president’s lawsuit against a blogger who posted video to support allegations that a famous “Jihad to Jesus” testimony is bogus. A U.S. district judge in Fort Worth, Texas,…
Missouri Baptists lose Windermere appeal
By Bob Allen The Missouri Baptist Convention’s 12-year-old legal battle with a breakaway entity may have ended, not with a bang but a whimper. On March 25 the Missouri Court of Appeals denied a jury trial to determine legal ownership…
Jury awards $2.3 million in pastor’s wrongful death
By Bob Allen A federal jury has awarded more than $2.3 million to the widow of a Georgia Baptist pastor shot and killed in a botched drug investigation in 2009. Jurors in U.S. District Court in Gainesville, Ga., determined that…
Trial underway in lawsuit over slain pastor
By Bob Allen Attorneys representing a widow whose pastor husband was slain in a botched drug sting and the former police officer who fired the fatal shot made opening statements in a civil trial in northern Georgia Feb. 3. The…
Mediation of Missouri Baptist lawsuits fails
By Bob Allen Attempted mediation of a 12-year-old legal battle pitting the Missouri Baptist Convention against four breakaway agencies failed to produce an agreement, convention officials announced Jan. 31. Convention leaders met with representatives of the Missouri Baptist Foundation, The…