Legal Opinion
Jae-Woo Cha v. Korean Presbyterian Church
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 2, 2001No. Record 003022PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell
In this appeal, we consider whether the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Article I, § 16 of the Constitution of Virginia prohibit the circuit court from resolving a former pastor’s claims against a church and certain defendants who were involved in the church’s governance.
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Jae-Woo Cha filed a motion for judgment against the Korean Presbyterian Church of Washington, Chi Whan Kim, Taek Yong Kim, Yong Ho Kim, David Kwang Soo Han, Do Sik Ko, and Jung Kook Kim. The plaintiff alleged in his motion that the Korean Presbyterian Church wrongfully terminated him from his…
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