President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on May 4 intended to protect religious leaders and organizations that speak out on political issues, while the House Oversight Committee held a hearing the same day on legislative proposals to eliminate the prohibition on church participation in election campaigns.

The Supreme Court of Idaho has held that a 96-bed skilled nursing facility operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society in Boise is not a “charitable organization” eligible for real estate tax exemption.  It has reversed a district court finding that the property was exempt.

Church of God Tabernacle, Inc., Church of God, True Holiness of Miami, Inc., Nationwide Holiness Church of Brotherly Love, Inc., Operation Keep Cool, Inc., Silver Stone Singing Convention, Inc., Star of Dave’s Temple, Inc., and Young Land USA, Inc., were all corporations incorporated by Rev. John Wilson to hold church-related property before his death. 

A release and waiver of claims for injury signed by student athletes has been held ineffective against claims by two student athletes hurt during football practice at a nonprofit junior college in Pennsylvania.  An appellate court has reversed a trial court decision dismissing the claims on the basis of their waiver.

Newton Gregorio and his wife Lynette co-founded the Capital Inner City Outreach Ministry in Washington, D.C. in 1995 and later incorporated the organization as the Capital Wesleyan Church.  The church affiliated itself with the national Wesleyan Church and its mid-Atlantic regional subsidiary, the Chesapeake District of the Wesleyan Church, while retaining its independence as an entity.