No. 20-261
Jeff Schulz, et al. v. Presbytery of Seattle. et al.
Tags: church-autonomy church-property-disputes civil-procedure constitutional-law denominational-authority denominational-dispute first-amendment free-exercise property-ownership religious-freedom
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
FirstAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2021-02-19
(distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the First Amendment permit courts to apply a rule of absolute deference to assertions of ownership by a denomination in a dispute over property ownership with a local congregation?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED In a dispute between a local congregation and its former denomination over ownership of property to which the local congregation holds legal title, does the First Amendment permit courts to apply a rule of absolute deference to assertions of ownership by the denomination?
Docket Entries
2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
2020-11-30
Rescheduled.
2020-11-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-16
Reply of petitioners Jeff Schulz, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-10-30
Brief of respondents The Presbytery of Seattle, et al. in opposition filed.
2020-10-02
Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed.
2020-10-02
Brief amicus curiae of Anglican Church in North America filed.
2020-10-02
Brief amici curiae of Law and Religion and Constitutional Law Professors filed.
2020-09-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 2, 2020.
2020-09-21
Response to motion from petitioners Jeff Schulz, et al. filed.
2020-09-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 2, 2020 to November 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-08-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 2, 2020)
Attorneys
Anglican Church in North America
Jeff Schulz, et al.
Steffen Nathanael Johnson — Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Petitioner
Law and Religion and Constitutional Law Professors
Paul J. Zidlicky — Sidley Austin LLP, Amicus
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
The Presbytery of Seattle, et al.
Robert Bertelson Mitchell — K&L Gates LLP, Respondent