Court refuses to decide control of Unification Church

After nearly a decade of litigation and several prior court decisions, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has ruled that the doctrine of religious abstention prevents it from deciding competing claims for control of the Unification Church originally founded by Reverend Sun Myung Moon in 1954.

Historic property granted full real estate tax exemption

Nine years after first filing for real estate tax exemption, an historic office building in Pennsylvania has been granted a full charitable exemption.  The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has reversed a trial court determination that only 72% of the property is exempt and ruled that the property is entitled to a 100% exemption.