Lightman v. Flaum & Weinberger
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division -- Second Department
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New York Supreme Court
Appellate Division -- Second Department
CHANI LIGHTMAN, |
Plaintiff-Respondent, |
against |
RABBI TZVI FLAUM and RABBI DAVID WEINBERGER, |
Defendants-Appellants. |
BRIEF OF THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF THE UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA AS AMICUS CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF
DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS
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NATHAN J. DIAMENT
Counsel for the Institute for Public Affairs of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
11 Broadway
Suite 1400
New York, NY 10004
(212)613-8123
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES..............................i
INTEREST OF THE AMICUS CURIAE.....................1
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT.............................2
ARGUMENT..........................................3
- C.P.L.R.§ 4505'S PURPOSE IS TO PROTECT
AND PROMOTE THE
FUNCTION OF CLERGY WITHIN NEW YORK STATE AND MUST
NOT BE TRANSFORMED INTO A WEAPON, THUS UNDERCUTTING
THESE GOALS.......................................4
- C.P.L.R.§4505's History Clearly
Demonstrates Its Purpose
.............5
- C.P.L.R. §4505 Must Empower Clergy
Of All Faiths in its Operation
.......7
- SECULAR COURTS MAY NOT INTERVENE IN
DISPUTES WHICH
REQUIRE THE INTERPRETATION OF ECCLESIASTICAL LAW
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CONCLUSION........................................9
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