Trustees of the New Life in Christ Church v. City of Fredericksburg, Virginia
Petition for certiorari denied on January 18, 2022.
Issue
(1) Whether civil authorities violate the First Amendment when they engage in their own interpretation of church doctrine to overrule a church"s determination that a particular official is a minister and, if so, whether summary reversal is appropriate; (2) whether, in the alternative, the Supreme Court should grant, vacate, and remand in light of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, because Virginia has enacted a "system of individual exemptions" to its property tax law, and the city ""may not refuse to extend that [exemption] system to [the Church] without compelling reason.""
Recommended Citation: Trustees of the New Life in Christ Church v. City of Fredericksburg, Virginia, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/trustees-of-the-new-life-in-christ-church-v-city-of-fredericksburg-virginia/