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May 27-June 3, 2025
I am the president of a nonprofit and the 2nd VP is writing letters to the members that she is now the acting president. This was done without consulting me. She has told the members that if they continue to attend my meeting or go to the nomination meeting, they risk violating the bylaws and it could be bad for them.  She is also saying some very inaccurate and slandering things about me. She is going to hold a meeting to elect new board members.  What can I do?   Answer

Ready Reference

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May 6, 2025
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Roger Colinvaux, a law professor at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University and a widely...

Employment Law

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May 13, 2025

A product manager for a nonprofit corporation who alleged that he objected to and refused to...

Employee has no claim for “associational pregnancy”

A fundraiser for the New York Public Interest…

Employee may pursue bias claim on color, not race

An African American man “with dark skin” has…

No bias against man passed over for job he didn’t apply for

A man who applied for a job as a research…

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Trump Litigation Watch

Trump Litigation Watch will provide brief summaries of arguments and outcomes on decided cases in the current torrent of litigation against the actions of the Trump administration. It will primarily cover cases brought by or on behalf of nonprofit organizations or significantly affecting the constituencies they serve.

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The federal District Court in Massachusetts (Allison D. Burroughs) has granted a preliminary...

DC Court says takeover of nonprofit is void

The federal District Court for the District of…

DC Court grants preliminary injunction to ABA

A federal District Court in the District of…

MA court grants TRO for Harvard

The federal District Court in Massachusetts (…

Lead Stories Search Articles

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Finding Substantial Burden Under RLUIPA Is Task For Court

Whether a local land use regulation imposes a…

Unrelated Third Party Unable to Revive Lapsed Corporation

When William N. Ford, Sr., the president of…

Lessons from Litigation

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Section 1983 of Title 42 of the U.S. Code (the Civil Rights Act of 1866) provides a civil remedy...

LOI does not make enforceable pledge

A letter of intent does not create a binding…

Donor can’t recover gift for breach of contract

After James Jimirro, a resident of California…

Court may order contempt fine payable to charity

When an attorney in New Mexico was found…

Tax Matters

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Joseph J. Zajac, III had a bad day in the Tax Court when he failed to convince the Court that he was...

Auction house not “qualified appraiser”

The Tax Court has ruled that an appraisal of…

Taxpayers’ valuation of property off by $11 million

The taxpayers valued the property sold to a…

IRS issues guides on title-holding companies

The Internal Revenue Service has issued two…

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