Legal Opinion
Ralph L. Minker v. Baltimore Annual Conference of United Methodist Church and Bishop Joseph A. Yeakel
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 19, 1990No. 89-7009PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
Concurring Opinion filed by District Judge GESELL.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, a Methodist minister, challenges a lower court order dismissing his complaint for age discrimination and breach of contract against the United Methodist Church. Appellant charges that he was denied a pastorship due to age discrimination, and that this violated federal and state law as well as his “contract” with the church. The district court determined that the first amendment prohibits the government from regulating internal church decisions about the…
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