The Falls Church v. The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Petition for certiorari denied on March 10, 2014
| Docket No. |
Op. Below | Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
| 13-449 |
Va. - |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
OT 2013 |
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.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Aug 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. |
| Sep 4 2013 | Application (13A235) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 9, 2013. |
| Oct 9 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 8, 2013) |
| Oct 22 2013 | Waiver of right of respondent The Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia to respond filed. |
| Oct 25 2013 | Waiver of right of respondent The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America to respond filed. |
| Nov 8 2013 | Brief amici curiae of The Anglican Church in North America, et al. filed. |
| Nov 8 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Presbyterian Lay Committee filed. |
| Nov 8 2013 | Brief amici curiae of St. James Anglican Church, et al. filed. |
| Nov 8 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed. |
| Nov 8 2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner. |
| Nov 20 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 6, 2013. |
| Nov 21 2013 | Response Requested . (Due December 23, 2013) |
| Dec 6 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 30, 2013. |
| Dec 30 2013 | Brief of respondent The Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia in opposition filed. |
| Jan 8 2014 | Reply of petitioner The Falls Church, aka The Church at the Falls - The Falls Church filed. |
| Jan 8 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 24, 2014. |
| Feb 10 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 21, 2014. |
| Feb 24 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 28, 2014. |
| Mar 3 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 7, 2014. |
| Mar 10 2014 | Petition DENIED. |
