Most Recent Decisions

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Title Date
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1475 IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law on Whether Officials of the Alabama-West Florida Conference Negated, Ignored, or Violated ¶ 2553.1 of The Book Of Discipline by Presenting and Requesting a Vote on Disaffiliation of Churches that Have Failed to Establish Bona Fide ‘Reasons Of Conscience’ Regarding a Change in the Requirements and Provisions of The Book Of Discipline Related to the Practice of Homosexuality or the Ordination or Marriage of Self-Avowed and Practicing Homosexuals, as Resolved and Adopted by the 2019 General Conference, or the Actions or Inactions of the Annual Conference Related to Those Issues. April 25, 2023 Memorandum
1474 IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Ruling on a Question Raised during the Southeast Jurisdictional Conference as to Whether Three of the Petitions Before the Body were Out of Order as a Matter of Law. April 25, 2023 Memorandum
1473 IN RE: Request from the College of Bishops of the Central Conference of Central and Southern Europe Concerning the Legality and Effect of Certain Legislative Actions of the 2022 Session of the Bulgaria-Romania Annual Conference. April 25, 2023 Decision
1472 IN RE: Petition for Clarification of Judicial Council Decision 1451 from the Council of Bishops. March 20, 2023 Decision
1471 IN RE: Request for a Declaratory Decision, and Other Relief, Submitted by a Clergy Member of the North Katanga Annual Conference. March 20, 2023 Memorandum
1470 IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Report of a Ruling in the Northern Illinois Annual Conference Concerning a Question That Was Asked From the Floor but was Never Submitted in Writing. March 20, 2023 Decision
1469 IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling of Law on Questions Raised During a Special Session of the North Central Jurisdictional Conference Concerning the Legality of the Resolution Covenant to Build BeLoved Community. March 07, 2023 Decision
1468 IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on Questions of Law in the Indiana Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of the Resolution A Commitment to Grace in the Indiana Conference. March 07, 2023 Decision
1467 IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Mississippi Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of a Resolution Concerning Homosexuality. March 07, 2023 Decision
1466 Memorandum 1466: Request for a Declaratory Decision re. Meaning, Effect and Application of ¶¶ 362.1, 2701.5, 2704.2, and 2706.5 March 07, 2023 Memorandum
1465 Memorandum 1465: Request for a Declaratory Decision re. Retirement of Bishops in Central Conferences and creation of new Episcopal Area March 07, 2023 Memorandum
1464 IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the South Georgia Annual Conference Regarding the Legality and the Scope of Authority of an Annual Conference to Schedule a Special Session of Annual Conference Predicated Upon Various Conditions Precedent. March 07, 2023 Decision

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