Saturday, April 21, 2012


WASHINGTON, DC: St. James Church Files Amicus Brief with the U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, DC: St. James Church Files Amicus Brief with the U.S. Supreme Court re: Connecticut Church's Property Battle

From Eric C. Sohlgren
April 19th, 2012

St. James Church, Newport Beach, CA has filed a "friend of the court" amici curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to encourage it to hear a case that could resolve the uncertain and inconsistent rulings of state supreme courts about church property disputes.

St. James's brief supports a petition of certiorari brought by the rector, officers and vestry members of Bishop Seabury Church in Groton, Connecticut in the case of Gauss v. The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Like St. James, Bishop Seabury Church ended its affiliation with the Episcopal Church in 2007 and was then sued for its property.

Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org

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