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CELNIK v. CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL

No. 24,833.

131 P.3d 102 (2006)

139 N.M. 252

2006-NMCA-039

Rabbi Isaac CELNIK and Peggy Celnik, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL, a New Mexico, non-profit corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Corrected April 4, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Daymon B. Ely, Daymon B. Ely, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellants.

Beall & Biehler, An Association, Marcia E. Lubar, Diane P. Donaghy, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.

OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Chief Judge.

{1} This case raises an issue of first impression in New Mexico concerning the constitutional prohibition against secular adjudication of certain claims brought against religious organizations by their employees. Known as the "church autonomy doctrine," this prohibition arises out of the First Amendment and has been applied in a variety of contexts by other courts, most notably the...

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