February 24, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court sent a battle between Puerto Rico's Catholic Church and Catholic schoolteachers back to the territory's court system Monday, ruling a Puerto Rican court didn't have the authority to order sheriffs to seize assets from the church in an attempt to cover $4.7 million in teacher pensions.
January 06, 2020
Attorneys for two Catholic schools in Puerto Rico warned the U.S. Supreme Court that declining to review a court ruling that held the schools partially liable for $4.7 million in pension obligations would weaken America's centuries-old promise that Puerto Rican Catholic entities can govern themselves.
December 10, 2019
Puerto Rico's highest court dropped the ball when it ruled that all Catholic entities in the territory were on the hook for $4.7 million in pension liability, the U.S. Solicitor General told the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to step in and vacate that decision.
June 24, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court asked the solicitor general on Monday for input on whether the justices should agree to hear a challenge to court orders forcing Catholic parishes and entities in Puerto Rico to sell off assets to meet $4.7 million in pension obligations.
June 03, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court appears to be struggling with its consideration of lower-court orders forcing Catholic parishes and entities in Puerto Rico to sell off assets to meet $4.7 million in pension obligations, sitting on an appeal from the now-bankrupt archdiocese of San Juan for months without action.