The Falls Church v. The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Petition for certiorari denied on March 10, 2014
Issue: (1) Whether the First Amendment permits civil courts to retroactively impose a "trust" on church property based on church canons that were never embodied in any secular instrument of property ownership and did not comply with state law at the time of their adoption; (2) whether the Contracts Clause permits civil courts resolving church property disputes to apply changes to state statutory law retroactively.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Mary Pat Dwyer, January 25, 2014)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 08/30/2013 | Application (13A235) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 12, 2013 to October 9, 2013, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| 09/04/2013 | Application (13A235) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 9, 2013. |
| 10/09/2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 8, 2013) |
| 10/22/2013 | Waiver of right of respondent The Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia to respond filed. |
| 10/25/2013 | Waiver of right of respondent The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America to respond filed. |
| 11/08/2013 | Brief amici curiae of The Anglican Church in North America, et al. filed. |
| 11/08/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Presbyterian Lay Committee filed. |
| 11/08/2013 | Brief amici curiae of St. James Anglican Church, et al. filed. |
| 11/08/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed. |
| 11/08/2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner. |
| 11/20/2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 6, 2013. |
| 11/21/2013 | Response Requested . (Due December 23, 2013) |
| 12/06/2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 30, 2013. |
| 12/30/2013 | Brief of respondent The Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia in opposition filed. |
| 01/08/2014 | Reply of petitioner The Falls Church, aka The Church at the Falls - The Falls Church filed. |
| 01/08/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 24, 2014. |
| 02/10/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 21, 2014. |
| 02/24/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 28, 2014. |
| 03/03/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 7, 2014. |
| 03/10/2014 | Petition DENIED. |