St. Luke's Petitions for Certiorari

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

This announcement was just received from St. Luke's Anglican Church. What makes it significant is that unlike the earlier petition filed by St. James Newport Beach, this petition has been taken from a judgment that is final under California law. Thus there will not exist any reason to wait until there is a final judgment, as may have motivated some Justices not to vote to grant certiorari in the earlier case:

ST. LUKE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH’S LEGAL BATTLE OVER ITS PROPERTY MOVING TO UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT:

PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI FILED TODAY

LA CRESCENTA, Calif. – December 16, 2009 – St. Luke’s Anglican Church today filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States asking the Court to decide whether California courts violated the United States Constitution by conferring on The Episcopal Church and its Diocese in Los Angeles a special power – not available to nonreligious persons or nondenominational churches – to seize its property and take over its corporation based on its religious affiliation. the rest at Anglican Curmudgeon