| 20-534 |
All Saints' Episcopal Church (Fort Worth) v. The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, et al. |
Texas |
2020-10-22 |
Denied |
Amici (1)Relisted (2) |
church-property-dispute church-property-disputes ecclesiastical-question establishment-clause express-trust-provision free-exercise free-exercise-clause jones-v-wolf neutral-principles neutral-principles-of-law |
Whether the Texas Supreme Court's decision awarding petitioner's sanctuary and rectory to a dissident faction in contravention of the will of petition… |
| 20-536 |
The Episcopal Church, et al. v. The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, et al. |
Texas |
2020-10-22 |
Denied |
Relisted (2) |
church-property church-property-disputes constitutional-law ecclesiastical-deference express-trusts first-amendment free-exercise neutral-principles polity religious-freedom |
Whether the First Amendment requires courts to enforce express trusts in church governing documents or whether state law may render such trusts unenfo… |
| 20-261 |
Jeff Schulz, et al. v. Presbytery of Seattle. et al. |
Washington |
2020-09-02 |
Denied |
Amici (3)Relisted (3) |
church-autonomy church-property-disputes civil-procedure constitutional-law denominational-authority denominational-dispute first-amendment free-exercise property-ownership religious-freedom |
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 o… |