Kreshik v. St. Nicholas Cathedral
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Holding
In follow-up to Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, state court cannot make same decisions forbidden to legislature; internal church authorities are entitled to make own decisions.
Citation
363 U.S. 190
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St. Nicholas Cathedral of Russian Orthodox Church of N.A. v. Kreshik, 164 N.E.2d 687 (N.Y. 1959), rev'd sub nom. Kreshik v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, 363 U.S. 190 (1960)