RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-27 Thread Failinger, Marie
Eric J Segall Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 5:17 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not? When I worked for DOJ in the late 80's and litigated a major Chapter (now I think Title) 2 fundi

RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-26 Thread Laycock, H Douglas (hdl5c)
7:22 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not? So is it correct to conclude that the struggle over LGBT rights explains 100% of any change in public attitudes -- left and right-- about fu

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-26 Thread Marc Stern
ucla.edu> [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu>] On Behalf Of Eric J Segall Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 5:17 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics mailto:religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu>> Subject: Re: Trinity Luther

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-26 Thread Marty Lederman
>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Douglas Laycock >>> >>> Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law >>> >>> University of Virginia Law School >>> >>> 580 Massie Road >>> >>> Charlottesville, VA

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-26 Thread Marty Lederman
gt; >> Charlottesville, VA 22903 >> >> 434-243-8546 <(434)%20243-8546> >> >> >> >> *From:* religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-bounces@ >> lists.ucla.edu] *On Behalf Of *Eric J Segall >> >> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, Apr

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-26 Thread Ira Lupu
3-8546 > > > > *From:* religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto: > religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] *On Behalf Of *Eric J Segall > > > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 26, 2017 5:17 PM > *To:* Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > *Subject:* Re: Trinity Luthera

RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-26 Thread Laycock, H Douglas (hdl5c)
-8546 From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Eric J Segall Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 5:17 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-26 Thread Alan E Brownstein
...@lists.ucla.edu on behalf of Marc Stern Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 2:47:32 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not? That’s all true, but the deal used to be no funding and lots of ch

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-26 Thread James Oleske
FA04D.71B24C30] > > > > *From:* religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-bounces@ > lists.ucla.edu] *On Behalf Of *Eric J Segall > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 26, 2017 5:17 PM > *To:* Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > *Subject:* Re: Trinity Lutheran an

RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-26 Thread Marc Stern
nlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marty Lederman Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 11:36 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics mailto:religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu>> Subject: Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not? Yes, but nei

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-26 Thread Alan E Brownstein
Of Marty Lederman Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 11:36 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics mailto:religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu>> Subject: Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not? Yes, but neither before, nor during, nor after, that

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-26 Thread Eric J Segall
man Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 11:36 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics mailto:religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu>> Subject: Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not? Yes, but neither before, nor during, nor after, that 14-year window (

RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-26 Thread Christopher Lund
, 2017 11:36 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not? Yes, but neither before, nor during, nor after, that 14-year window (1971-1985) did the Court ever suggest that direct money payments

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-22 Thread Ira Lupu
mination against religious groups. When a nonoriginalist >> reading of the Establishment Clause puts the underlying originalist >> principles out of balance, there may be a justification for restoring the >> balance to honor originalist principles at a fairly high level of >>

RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-22 Thread Laycock, H Douglas (hdl5c)
From: Laycock, H Douglas (hdl5c) mailto:hd...@virginia.edu>> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 8:09 AM Subject: RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not? To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics mailto:religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu>> Actually

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-22 Thread Ira Lupu
versity School of Law > _____________ > From: Laycock, H Douglas (hdl5c) > Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 8:09 AM > Subject: RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want > Special Treatment or Not? > To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics &g

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-22 Thread Eric J Segall
versity School of Law _ From: Laycock, H Douglas (hdl5c) mailto:hd...@virginia.edu>> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 8:09 AM Subject: RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not? To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics ma

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-22 Thread Marty Lederman
- > *From:* religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [religionlaw-bounces@lists. > ucla.edu] on behalf of Ira Lupu [icl...@law.gwu.edu] > *Sent:* Saturday, April 22, 2017 9:42 AM > *To:* Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > *Subject:* Re: Trinity Lutheran and the E

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-22 Thread Mark Scarberry
ool of Law _ From: Laycock, H Douglas (hdl5c) mailto:hd...@virginia.edu>> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 8:09 AM Subject: RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not? To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics mailto:religi

RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-22 Thread Laycock, H Douglas (hdl5c)
434-243-8546 From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] on behalf of Ira Lupu [icl...@law.gwu.edu] Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 9:42 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA c

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-22 Thread Ira Lupu
gt;> Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law >> University of Virginia >> 580 Massie Road >> Charlottesville, VA 22903 >> 434-243-8546 <(434)%20243-8546> >> -- >> *From:* religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [religionl

RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-21 Thread Michael Peabody
gt; ucla.edu] on behalf of Ira Lupu [icl...@law.gwu.edu] > *Sent:* Friday, April 21, 2017 4:52 PM > *To:* Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > *Subject:* Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want > Special Treatment or Not? > > I have been struck this w

RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-21 Thread Laycock, H Douglas (hdl5c)
-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] on behalf of Ira Lupu [icl...@law.gwu.edu] Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 4:52 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not? I have been st

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-21 Thread Mark Scarberry
ool of Law From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu on behalf of Volokh, Eugene Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 2:51:11 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not? Are we in

RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-21 Thread Volokh, Eugene
should indeed have such confidence. Eugene From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Ira Lupu Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 1:53 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA c

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-21 Thread Eric J Segall
_ From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu> mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu>> on behalf of Michael Peabody mailto:mich...@californialaw.org>> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 8:47:24 PM To: Law & Religion issues f

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-21 Thread Ira Lupu
to be manipulated gamesmanship, support for religious liberty is > diminished. > > > At least this has been my experience. > > > Alan > > > > > > -------------- > *From:* religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu ucla.edu> on behalf of Michael Peab

Re: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-21 Thread Alan E Brownstein
experience. Alan From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu on behalf of Michael Peabody Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 8:47:24 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatmen

RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-20 Thread Laycock, H Douglas (hdl5c)
03 434-243-8546 From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] on behalf of Michael Peabody [mich...@californialaw.org] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 11:47 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Ch

RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-20 Thread Michael Peabody
Thank you. It is helpful and yet I see an ultimate collision between the dischordant rights to both be free from discrimination and also to discriminate. I suppose what I'm looking for is what happens when a church is able to get funding from the state for a project but then relies on free exercis

RE: Trinity Lutheran and the ERISA cases - Do Churches Want Special Treatment or Not?

2017-04-20 Thread Christopher Lund
I don’t think there’s anything necessarily inconsistent with the two positions you describe. Religion might be entitled to special treatment in some cases, but equal treatment in others. (Doesn’t everyone, at some level, believe that?) Certainly the Court does. The Court has, for example, sa