No. 25A716

Laura Gaddy, et al. v. The Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-18
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: civil-rico documentary-evidence first-amendment fraud-claims historical-representations religious-organization
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether civil courts may, consistent with the First Amendment, adjudicate fraud and concealment claims predicated on objective historical facts and documentary or physical evidence that were material to Petitioners' decisions, as adults, to commit to the LDS Church.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment precludes civil courts from adjudicating fraud claims against a religious organization based on allegedly misleading historical representations

Docket Entries

2025-12-19
Application (25A716) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 29, 2026.
2025-12-12
Application (25A716) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 30, 2025 to February 28, 2026, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

Laura Gaddy, et al.
Kay BurninghamKay Burningham, Attorney at Law, Petitioner