Melhorn v. Baltimore Washington Conference of United Methodist Church

Petition for certiorari denied on October 31, 2016

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
16-245	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2016

Issue: Whether the ministerial exception of the First Amendment absolutely bars breach of contract and tortious conduct lawsuits in situations of illegal conduct or harm to third parties.

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Petition of the day (Kate Howard, September 27, 2016)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/22/2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 26, 2016)
09/22/2016	Brief of respondent Cedar Grove United Methodist Church in opposition filed.
09/26/2016	Brief of respondents Baltimore Washington Conference of United Methodist Church, et al. in opposition filed.
10/10/2016	Reply of petitioner Edwin R. Melhorn filed.
10/12/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 28, 2016.
10/31/2016	Petition DENIED.