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Ecclesiastical abstention doctrine not applied to defamation claim against Southern Baptist Convention.

Day on Torts

While the TPPA did apply to the case, the plaintiff employee met his burden of showing a prima facie case of defamation and the related torts alleged. 8, 2025), the plaintiff was a worship pastor at a church affiliated with defendant Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). In Garner v. Southern Baptist Convention , No.

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The drop in straight grants is indeed not permanent — Part I

At the Lectern

In another case involving the Racial Justice Act (see Montgomery above and Avalos below), the court issued an order to show cause, returnable in the superior court, in In re Naddi , a pro per’s habeas corpus petition. ” (Link added.) The Supreme Court directed the appellate court to issue an alternative writ.

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Comparing Recent Federal Circuit Judges

Above The Law

Biden appointed the most judges to the Second Circuit in 2021, to the Ninth in 2022, and even had one judge begin active service in 2025 ( Embry Kidd in the Eleventh Circuit). To dive in a bit more granularly, the next graph shows vote differentials by judge to see who was confirmed by more and less votes.