Legal Opinion
United Methodist Church v. White
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1990No. 88-1100PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
Appellant United Methodist Church, Baltimore Annual Conference (UMC) appeals from denials of its motions to dismiss the complaint and for reconsideration on the ground that the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses of the First Amendment of the Constitution preclude civil courts from adjudicating religious disputes involving the qualifications or fitness of clergy. Appellee John R. White alleged that he was wrongfully discharged as a minister in the United Methodist Church, Baltimore Annual Conference and sought his reinstatement in addition to compensatory and punitive…
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