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Dispute between SMU and UMC body headed to Texas Supreme Court
In layman's terms, the fight is over who owns the nonprofit private university and has the authority to set its rules.
SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court
A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United Methodist Church is heading to Texas’ highest court this month.
Texas Supreme Court to hear case on SMU's bid to separate from Methodist Church
Southern Methodist University is set to appear in the Texas Supreme Court in a bid to separate from the United Methodist Church.
Texas Supreme Court to hear arguments later this month in SMU's bid to split from church
The church sued the university in 2019 after SMU's board of trustees voted to split from the church without approval from the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church. The conference's claim that the university breached its contract was dismissed by a trial court, but an appeals court sided with the conference.
SMU fights to break away from United Methodist Church after LGBTQ schisms
The United Methodist Church managed to anger liberal and conservative Methodists alike after its leaders voted to tighten restrictions on gay clergy and same-sex marriage during a now infamous special session of the 2019 General Conference.
UT President Hartzell stepping down to be SMU’s next leader
The Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees is expected to approve Jay Hartzell’s hiring Tuesday morning.
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