“A U.S. District Court has dismissed “with prejudice” a lawsuit originally filed in 2019 that alleged defamation on the part of former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson.” - Baptist Press
“Bray alleges the funds were ‘misappropriated and commingled with Mr. Feucht’s personal funds,’ and claimed that Feucht ‘knowingly misrepresented the intended use of funds in order to induce’ the donation.” - MinistryWatch
“Attempting to dismiss the recent lawsuit from Merritt and Doty, Gothard and IBLP petitioned for writ of mandamus, arguing the case should be dismissed because it violates the Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine.
“A federal appeals court ruled that a lawsuit against Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey by a former employee who was fired for being pregnant while unmarried can go forward.” - RNS
“The only charge left standing against the SBC is related to a tweet Hunt claims defamed him.” - Baptist Press
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“While the SBC collects hundreds of millions in donations each year, very little is spent on overhead or oversight. Now, a series of lawsuits by pastors accused of abuse has left the denomination unable to pay its legal bills.” - RNS
“The underlying story in this case depicts a carefully planned effort by a convicted criminal, and those acting in concert with him… to publicly smear a renowned and eminently respected religious leader [for lots of money]” - CPost
“The [Hunt] lawsuit has been a major contributor to the dire financial situation of the SBC EC, which has spent more than $3 million defending itself as well as Guidepost…. David Sills’ defamation lawsuit against the Southern Baptist Convention, et. al., will go before a jury Feb. 10, 2026” - Baptist Press
“The Babylon Bee and California attorney Kelly Chang Rickert, who argues the laws threaten her personal blog and social media accounts, filed a lawsuit to prevent enforcement of the laws. Alliance Defending Freedom represented them in court.” - Daily Citizen
“Legal counsel… sent a cease-and-desist letter to Evangelicals for Harris after the political action committee rolled out a $1 million ad campaign last month using footage of the late Rev. Billy Graham to attack former President Donald Trump.” - CPost
