Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. Faith Bible Church of Sudlersville
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 19, 2020No. 1258/19Published
1Opinion of the Court
R. James Vaughn v. Faith Bible Church of Sudlersville, et al. No. 1258, Sept. Term 2019 Opinion by Shaw Geter, J. Constitutional Law The First Amendment does not prohibit civil courts from resolving all church disputes, but only those concerning questions of discipline, or of faith, or ecclesiastical rule, custom, or law. U.S. Const. Amend. 1. Constitutional Law Neutral principles of law, developed for use in all property disputes, can be applied to resolve religious organizations’ secular disputes requiring an interpretation of corporate charters or bylaws without violating the First…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. MilivojevichSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jones v. WolfSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mrs. Billie B. McCLURE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the SALVATION ARMY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Harvey v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
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