Church Settles Lawsuit against Burbank, Illinois for Almost Half a Million Dollars 
In 2010, Christian Assembly Rios de Agua Viva, a mainly Hispanic church located in Chicago, sought to accommodate its growing congregation by contracting to purchase the former Old Barn Restaurant at 8100 South Parkside, which had been vacant since 2008.
Reflections on Masterpiece Cakeshop v Colorado Civil Rights Commission

On June 4, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision rendered by the Colorado State Human Rights Commission against Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, saying that the state abused his rights by prosecuting him for discriminating against LGBT couples when he refused to create a custom-designed cake for a same-sex wedding.
Richard Baker, Partner, Mauck & Baker, LLC
Open Doors: Safety Measures for Nonprofit Facilities
As the recent horrific deaths in churches and schools have shown, we are all vulnerable to violence. For nonprofits that regularly keep their facilities open to people in need and other members of the public, how can they keep such facilities as safe as possible?
Abuse Prevention and Risk Management
In light of the recent news about unreported child abuse in Chicago’s schools, nonprofits working with children and other vulnerable populations are advised to review and assess their abuse prevention policies and procedures, and ask themselves the following questions.
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Jesus in the Courtroom
How should Christians view the legal system? Can we make a difference as it relates to social justice issues in our society today? Attorney  John Mauck  explores these questions in his book from Moody Publishers.
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