Conn. judge: Release church abuse papers by Dec. 1 AP (November 10, 2009) WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut judge has ordered the release of thousands of documents connected to sexual abuse lawsuits involving Bridgeport's Roman Catholic Diocese.
AP: Pa. music church settles suit, bans concerts AP (November 10, 2009) BEARS ROCKS, Pa. (AP) - The leader of a western Pennsylvania church is settling a federal lawsuit by pulling the plug on jam band concerts he says were religious services.
Judge orders redaction of polygamist documents AP (November 03, 2009) ELDORADO, Texas (AP) - A Texas judge ordered Tuesday that a document showing a member of a polygamist sect had at least four wives who were pregnant or nursing at the same time should be excluded from his trial on charges of child sexual abuse.
Court won't stop release of church documents AP (November 02, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court turned away another appeal to stop the release of documents generated for sexual abuse lawsuits against priests in a Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut.
Judge limits runaway convert's phone, Internet use AP (October 27, 2009) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio judge on Tuesday ordered the state to supervise the telephone and Internet use of a teenage girl who says she ran away to Florida because she feared her father would harm or kill her for converting from Islam to Christianity.
Appeals panel dismisses Fla. Christian frat case AP (October 27, 2009) ATLANTA (AP) - A federal court has dismissed an appeal by a Christian fraternity that tried to force the University of Florida to recognize it as an official organization.
Jury selection resumes in polygamist sect trial AP (October 27, 2009) ELDORADO, Texas (AP) - Jury selection has resumed in the first criminal trial stemming from the raid of a polygamist group's ranch in Texas last year.