Re: NY Religious Corporations Law

2009-03-13 Thread Will Linden
Does any of this relate to the marriage legislation references to "spiritual leaders" and "deputy spiritual leaders" which were challenged in COG vs Dinkins? At 11:29 AM 3/13/09 -0400, you wrote: Will - While not wishing to prolong this, thread, that exactly is my point - Section 200 of the R

Re: NY Religious Corporations Law

2009-03-13 Thread SAMUEL M. KRIEGER
Will - While not wishing to prolong this, thread, that exactly is my point - Section 200 of the RCL has an exception for decisions in the province of a "spiritual officer" while there is no such carve out under the NPCL. Arguably, a board of directors ( or a court) of a congregation incorporate

AALS Section on Constitutional Law Call for Papers (from Rick Garnett)

2009-03-13 Thread Nelson Tebbe
At the 2010 Annual Meeting of the AALS, the Section on Constitutional Law will host a panel exploring the distinction between "interpretation" and "construction" in constitutional law. One paper from an untenured, non-adjunct, faculty of law member will be included. Its author will join a pan