No. 20-534

All Saints' Episcopal Church (Fort Worth) v. The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, et al.

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2020-10-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: 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
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19 (distributed 2 times)
Related Cases: 20-536 (Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Texas Supreme Court's decision awarding petitioner's sanctuary and rectory to a dissident faction in contravention of the will of petitioner's parishioners and an express-trust provision is consistent with the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Texas Supreme Court's decision awarding petitioner's sanctuary and rectory to a dissident faction in contravention of the will of petitioner's parishioners and an express-trust provision is consistent with the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses

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.
2021-01-06
Reply of petitioner All Saints' Episcopal Church (Fort Worth) filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2020-11-18
Brief amicus curiae of Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2020-11-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 23, 2020.
2020-11-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 23, 2020 to December 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Main DocumentProof of Service
2020-10-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 23, 2020)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

All Saints' Episcopal Church (Fort Worth)
Paul D. Clement — Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Petitioner
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), et al.
Mark W. Mosier — Covington & Burling, LLP, Amicus
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
John Socratis Zavitsanos — Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., Amicus
The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, et al.
Aaron Michael Streett — Baker Botts, L.L.P., Respondent
The Rutherford Institute
Tejinder Singh — Goldstein & Russel, P.C., Amicus