In re Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland, 657 F.3d 1008 (2011)
Documents that were produced in discovery and filed in the bankruptcy court contained allegations that Fathers “M” and “D” (two priests who were not parties to the Portland Archdiocese’s bankruptcy case) had sexually abused children. The bankruptcy court held that the discovery documents could be disclosed to the public because the public’s interest…
Gunn v. Mariners Church, Inc., 167 Cal. App. 4th 206 (2008)
Robert Gunn sued the church for defamation, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress after the senior pastor announced to the congregation that the church had terminated Gunn from his pastoral position because he had admitted to (homosexual) acts, which the church considered to be a sin. The trial court granted…
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