No. 23A639
Mississippi District Council for Assemblies of God v. Kevin Beachy, et al.
Tags: church-governance denominational-dispute ecclesiastical-abstention first-amendment hierarchical-church property-control
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine under the First Amendment's Establishment Clause precludes state courts from resolving internal church governance disputes involving property control and denominational affiliation
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
No question identified. :
Docket Entries
2024-02-08
Application (23A639) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 15, 2024.
2024-02-06
Application (23A639) to extend further the time from February 16, 2024 to March 15, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
2024-01-16
Application (23A639) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 16, 2024.
2024-01-04
Application (23A639) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 17, 2024 to February 16, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Mississippi District Council Assemblies of God
John J. Bursch — Alliance Defending Freedom, Petitioner
Michael Hugh McGinley — Dechert LLP, Petitioner