Top EU Court Cracks Open Professional-Secrecy Exemptions
A regulatory official whose career fell apart following Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme notched a victory Thursday at the European Court of Justice.
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Religious Exception Shields Hospital From Bias Suit
Nixing a black chaplain’s lawsuit, the Second Circuit found Wednesday that the “ministerial exception” protects New York Methodist Hospital from religious and racial discrimination claims.
Read moreChristian College Wins Long Battle Over Obamacare Contraception Rule
Wheaton College, a Christian liberal arts school in Illinois, is entitled to a religious exemption from the contraception mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreChurches Challenge Wisconsin City’s LGBT Ordinance
Five churches and a Christian radio station sued a Wisconsin city, claiming its recently passed nondiscrimination ordinance protecting transgender residents should not apply to them.
Read moreEU Denies Sport Classification to Card Game Bridge
Dealing a blow to a UK group fighting for tax exemption, the European Court of Justice refused Thursday to classify the card game contract bridge as a sport.
Read moreFed Proposes Exempting Some Commercial Real Estate Deals From Appraisals
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it wants to raise the threshold for commercial real estate transactions requiring an appraisal to $400,000.
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EU Court Threatens Parochial School’s Tax Refund
The European Court of Justice dealt a blow Tuesday to a bid by a Spanish parochial school for a refund on $27,000 worth of municipal construction taxes.
Read moreChanges to Tennessee Court Records Exemptions Raise Concerns
Tennessee attorneys say proposed changes to a rule shielding certain court records from the public, such as unpublished drafts of rulings and notes from judges, are too broad and unclear as to which records the public is entitled to access.
Read moreJustices to Rule on Religious Hospital’s Pension Exemption
The Supreme Court said it will decide whether a federal pension law’s exemption for church retirement plans applies if the plan was not initially established by a church.
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