Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled Unconstitutional

2013-11-28 Thread Michael Peabody
This week U. S. District Judge Barbara Crabb of the Western District of Wisconsin ruled that the ministerial tax-free housing allowance is unconstitutional in response to a challenge brought by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Essentially, the tax-free allowance permits churches to pay

RE: Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled Unconstitutional

2013-11-28 Thread Finkelman, Paul
[religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] on behalf of Michael Peabody [peabody...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 12:30 PM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled Unconstitutional This week U. S. District Judge Barbara Crabb of the Western District

RE: Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled Unconstitutional

2013-11-28 Thread Levinson, Sanford V
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 12:38 PM To: mich...@californialaw.org; Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled Unconstitutional The IRS code has lots of breaks for special interests. Is this any different than tax breaks for wind turbines or middle

RE: Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled Unconstitutional

2013-11-28 Thread Scarberry, Mark
message From: Finkelman, Paul paul.finkel...@albanylaw.edu Date: 11/28/2013 9:39 AM (GMT-08:00) To: mich...@californialaw.org,Law Religion issues for Law Academics religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: RE: Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled Unconstitutional The IRS code has lots of breaks

Re: Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled Unconstitutional

2013-11-28 Thread Steven Jamar
* From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] on behalf of Michael Peabody [peabody...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 12:30 PM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled

Re: Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled Unconstitutional

2013-11-28 Thread Douglas Laycock
...@lists.ucla.edu [religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] on behalf of Michael Peabody [peabody...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 12:30 PM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled Unconstitutional This week U. S. District Judge Barbara Crabb

RE: Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled Unconstitutional

2013-11-28 Thread Finkelman, Paul
* From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] on behalf of Douglas Laycock [dlayc...@virginia.edu] Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 1:56 PM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics; Steven Jamar Subject: Re: Ministerial Housing Allowance Ruled Unconstitutional