Jones v. Wolf

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https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep443/usrep443595/usrep443595.pdf

Holding

Courts may decide intrachurch property disputes using “neutral principles of law,” and thus avoid deferring all decision making to internal church authorities.

Citation

443 U.S. 595

Year

Ratio

Author

Religious Tradition Involved

State/Territory of Origin

Clause (Free Exercise / Establishment / Both / Other)

Does it involve religious institution(s) or individual(s)

Local / State / Federal Legislation

Dissent Author(s)

Uphold / Overturn Penultimate Court

Penultimate court of appeals

Penultimate court opinion citation

Jones v. Wolf, 243 S.E.2d 860 (Ga. 1978), vacated, 443 U.S. 595 (1979)

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