Law Meets Gospel

The third part of Josh's discussion with Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer. Dave and Josh talk about two cases remanded by the Supreme Court. One involves a voucher program in Colorado. The other involves a textbook-renting program in New Mexico. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="150"] Dave Roland, Executive Director and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri[/caption] See also

• Supreme Court Remands School Aid Cases For Reconsideration In Light of Trinity Lutheran Decision
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Inc. v. Comer, No. 15-577 (U.S. June 26, 2017)
• Coverage of Trinity Lutheran Church decision
• 1719 Background on Trinity Lutheran v. Comer
• 1720 Trinity Lutheran oral argument
• 1721 What is a Blaine Amendment?
• 1722 The Freedom Center of Missouri
• 1730 Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer decision
• 1731 Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer dissent

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The second part of Josh's discussion with Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer. Dave and Josh talk about the separate opinions by Justice Stephen Breyer, who concurred only in the judgment favoring the church, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="150"] Dave Roland, Executive Director and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri[/caption] See also

• Trinity Lutheran Church, Inc. v. Comer, No. 15-577 (U.S. June 26, 2017)
• Coverage of Trinity Lutheran Church decision
• 1719 Background on Trinity Lutheran v. Comer
• 1720 Trinity Lutheran oral argument
• 1721 What is a Blaine Amendment?
• 1722 The Freedom Center of Missouri

• 1730 Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer decision

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Josh talks with Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="150"] Dave Roland, Executive Director and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri[/caption] See also

• Trinity Lutheran Church, Inc. v. Comer, No. 15-577 (U.S. June 26, 2017)
• Coverage of Trinity Lutheran Church decision
• 1719 Background on Trinity Lutheran v. Comer
• 1720 Trinity Lutheran oral argument
• 1721 What is a Blaine Amendment?
• 1722 The Freedom Center of Missouri

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Conflicts of interest are an inevitable part of doing any business, including for religious organizations. Josh talks about what a conflict of interest is, potential downfalls resulting from mishandling conflicts of interest, and key practices to handle conflicts of interest responsibly. Churches and other faith organizations should use disclosure statements annually to identify potential conflicts, adopt policies about how to handle conflicts, and regularly follow up and update these documents. Subscribe to the Law Meets Gospel Podcast

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In most jurisdictions, to do business in an organization requires either a meeting or a unanimous written consent. In this episode, Josh discusses some of the reasons religious groups might not allow decision-making without a meeting, the minimum requirements of a meeting, and how to act without meetings, namely through unanimous written consent. Subscribe to the Law Meets Gospel Podcast

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Consensus is a noble goal in leading organizations to action. But when organizations require consensus, it can lead to a different kind of tyranny when one dissenter stands in the way of doing anything. Josh shares some thoughts about how best to value consensus without requiring it in governing documents.

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From educational materials to hymns and worship, worshiping communities and other religious organizations use content created by others every day. Attorney Randall Cloe explains how licensing of copyrighted materials. He discusses the various clearinghouses to find licenses for music. He outlines the potential consequences of infringing copyright. And he and Josh briefly discuss the exception for religious materials used in worship. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="150"] Randall D. Cloe, Owner of Cloe Legal, LLC[/caption] Cloe Legal, LLC is a law firm established to counsel individuals, start-ups and small business owners on business matters such as entity selection, formation, transactions, intellectual property, and internet law. Subscribe to the Law Meets Gospel Podcast

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Churches, synagogues, mosques, and other houses of worship and religious organizations, their employees, and their volunteers create content every day. To what degree should they worry about protecting it? How does copyright law provide them rights to protect them? Attorney Randall Cloe gives tips on copyrighted material for creators. He tells listeners when to take the step of registering copyrighted material and how to enforce when someone infringes copyright. And he explains how long copyright protections last. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="150"] Randall D. Cloe, Owner of Cloe Legal, LLC[/caption] Cloe Legal, LLC is a law firm established to counsel individuals, start-ups and small business owners on business matters such as entity selection, formation, transactions, intellectual property, and internet law. Subscribe to the Law Meets Gospel Podcast

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Copyright is the most important category of intellectual property for religious organizations. Attorney Randall Cloe explains what is covered by copyright law. Copyright is created at the time of creation. Holders of copyright are granted the following rights: reproduction, derivatives, distribution, performance, display, performance by digital audio transmission, attribution, and integrity. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="150"] Randall D. Cloe, Owner of Cloe Legal, LLC[/caption] Cloe Legal, LLC is a law firm established to counsel individuals, start-ups and small business owners on business matters such as entity selection, formation, transactions, intellectual property, and internet law. Subscribe to the Law Meets Gospel Podcast

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Religious organizations use and create intellectual property every day. But what is intellectual property? Attorney Randal Cloe of Carmel, Indiana, [caption id="" align="alignright" width="150"] Randall D. Cloe, Owner of Cloe Legal, LLC[/caption] explains the history of protections for intellectual property in American law. The protections seek to protect the fruits of creators' labor. Intellectual property can be divided into three main categories: patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Cloe describes how to determine which category applies and the consequences of violating another's intellectual-property rights. Cloe Legal, LLC is a law firm established to counsel individuals, start-ups and small business owners on business matters such as entity selection, formation, transactions, intellectual property, and internet law. Subscribe to the Law Meets Gospel Podcast

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