January 31, 2025
The Ninth Circuit on Friday affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from a wealthy and prominent former member who claimed the church fraudulently used members' tithes to fund commercial projects — with one judge arguing the case should have been tossed on church autonomy grounds only.
March 04, 2024
The Ninth Circuit has voted for en banc review of a panel decision reviving claims against the Mormon Church brought by a former member who alleged its leadership used his tithes to finance commercial projects after promising it would not do so.
August 07, 2023
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit partially reversed a lower court's ruling Monday that granted a win to the Mormon Church in a lawsuit accusing the organization of using a former church member's tithes to finance commercial projects even after telling others it hadn't.