539 ABA Journal Religious Law articles.
Federal corrections officers cannot be sued for losing an inmate’s property, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
The 5-4 ruling held that the officers have immunity under the Federal Tort…
Jan 22, 2008 7:12 PM CST
Individuals Melody Moezzi contacted about publishing her first book wanted the Emory University law graduate to interview a terrorist.
But for Moezzi, that was just one more reason to write…
Jan 18, 2008 6:12 PM CST
The controversial leader of a fringe Mormon sect in Utah that advocates polygamy was sentenced today to two consecutive terms of five years to life, following his conviction earlier this…
Nov 20, 2007 10:32 PM CST
Formerly sealed documents detailing jailhouse phone calls made by the leader of a controversial fringe sect of the Mormon church that advocates polygamy were released Tuesday by a Utah court.
…Nov 1, 2007 7:33 PM CDT
In a case that has attracted national interest, an Ohio woman is appealing a court ruling that her ex-husband doesn’t have to pay the dowry she is guaranteed in her…
Nov 1, 2007 4:21 PM CDT
Updated: A Utah jury has reached a guilty verdict in the case of a controversial church leader accused of accomplice rape for using his religious influence to pressure a 14-year-old…
Sep 25, 2007 9:47 PM CDT
After one day of deliberations, a jury in a high-profile Utah accomplice-rape trial against the leader of a fringe Mormon group reportedly was near a verdict on at least one…
Sep 25, 2007 5:42 PM CDT
Opening arguments are expected to begin today in a Utah teen-rape case that is widely seen as putting on trial not only the defendant, Warren Jeffs, but the polygamist practices…
Sep 13, 2007 4:00 PM CDT
An organized movement to allow Muslims to renounce their faith has prompted death threats and reportedly made its leader the most talked-about public figure in the Netherlands.
The campaign for…
Sep 12, 2007 6:48 PM CDT
After two years, criminal cases brought in Arizona against eight men in the same polygamous sect for allegedly marrying underage girls are nearing an end.
Three have been convicted—and sentenced…
Aug 17, 2007 9:33 PM CDT
In a case that could have an effect on United States law enforcement, a prominent Canadian criminal attorney serving as a special prosecutor has recommended that his country reconsider its…
Aug 1, 2007 11:47 PM CDT
The ABA’s newest international initiative focuses on the Middle East
Jun 5, 2007 7:02 AM CDT
Prosecutors say it’s a sex crime. Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs says it’s counseling his flock.
Feb 21, 2007 9:32 AM CST
Dioceses Faced With Sex-Abuse Scandal Now Confront Issues in Bankruptcy Court
Oct 29, 2005 10:34 AM CDT
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