| 1416 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Matter of Law in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference as to the Legality of the Actions Approved by the Annual Conference at its October Special Session on the Way Forward. |
May 05 2021 |
Decision
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| 1415 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Matter of Law in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of the Annual Conference’s Expression of Support and Affirmation Concerning the Bishop, Board of Ordained Ministry, and the Witness of Local Churches and Clergy. |
May 05 2021 |
Decision
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| 1414 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Matter of Law in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference Concerning Initial Steps Being Taken in the Implementation of Provisions Set Forth in the “Way Forward Report” Prior to the Matter Being Deliberated and Decided by Formal Action of the Annual Conference and Without the Annual Conference’s Approval and Authorization |
May 05 2021 |
Decision
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| 1413 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Matter of Law in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference Concerning Initial Steps Being Taken in the Implementation of Provisions Set Forth in the “Way Forward Report” Prior to the Matter Being Deliberated and Decided by Formal Action of the Annual Conference and Without the Annual Conference’s Approval and Authorization |
May 05 2021 |
Decision
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| 1417 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Matter of Law in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference concerning the Legality of Recent Conference Actions as well as Impermissible Delegations of Authority, Unconstitutional Assumptions of Authority, and Unauthorized Actions Being Taken within and/or on Behalf of the Annual Conference |
May 05 2021 |
Decision
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| 1418 | IN RE: Administrative Appeal of Thomas Buckley |
May 05 2021 |
Memorandum
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| 1412 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the New England Annual Conference as to Whether the Conference Disaffiliation Policy and Discernment Process Are Permissible Under the Discipline or Are in Conflict with ¶ 2553 |
May 05 2021 |
Memorandum
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| 1411 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Upper New York Annual Conference Regarding Whether the Adopted Resolution, “A Call for Structural Change,” Attempts to Negate, Ignore or Violate The Book of Discipline |
May 05 2021 |
Memorandum
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| 1410 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Alaska United Methodist [Missionary] Conference, concerning whether the Conference's petition to General Conference falls within the exceptions to filing deadlines set forth in ¶ 507.6 of The Book of Discipline |
April 16 2021 |
Decision
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| 1407 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Council of Bishops Concerning the Constitutionality of Proposed Legislation Implementing the Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation |
April 16 2021 |
Memorandum
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| 1406 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop ruling on a question of law in the Michigan Annual Conference regarding the legality of the Resolution “Aspirations for the Michigan Annual Conference” |
April 16 2021 |
Decision
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| 1405 | In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Mississippi Annual Conference Concerning the Meaning, Application, and Effect of the Last Sentence in ¶36 of the Discipline. Specifically, Whether the Phrase “and are members thereof within the annual conference electing them at the time of holding the General and Jurisdictional or Central Conference” Means that the Lay Person’s Membership Must Be with a Local Church that Is within the Annual Conference that Elected Him/Her (versus local church membership in a different annual conference) and that Said Membership Must Be in Effect when the Layperson Is Serving as a Delegate to General Conference |
April 16 2021 |
Decision
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| 1404 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Michigan Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of the Clergy Session’s Statement Affirming Various Efforts and Expressing Support for their Board of Ordained Ministry |
April 16 2021 |
Decision
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| 1403 | IN RE: Request from the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application or Effect of ¶¶ 13.1-2 and 34 Concerning the Authority of an Annual Conference to Adopt attendance Policies for Delegates to General and Jurisdictional Conferences. |
April 16 2021 |
Decision
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| 1401 | IN RE: Request from the Council of Bishops for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application or Effect of Paragraph 2553 (Petition 90066 As Amended). |
April 16 2021 |
Decision
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| 1402 | IN RE: Request from the Michigan Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on whether the “performance of ceremonies that celebrate homosexual unions…by our ministers” is “distinctively connectional” and therefore within the powers granted to the General Conference in Paragraph 16, Article IV of the Constitution of the United Methodist Church or whether General Conference exceeded its constitutionally granted power in prohibiting the performance of “ ceremonies that celebrate homosexual unions…by our ministers” in ¶ 341.6 of the 2016 Book of Discipline and in making the performance of these ceremonies a chargeable offense under ¶ 2702.1.b. |
April 16 2021 |
Decision
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| 1400 | IN RE: Petition For Reconsideration Of Decision 1384, Review of an Administrative Appeal by Erik Seise |
April 16 2021 |
Memorandum
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| 1409 | IN RE: Request from the General Council on Finance and Administration for a Declaratory Decision on The Meaning, Application or Effect of ¶ 806.1 of The 2016 Book of Discipline on 2021 General Church Apportionments |
March 25 2021 |
Decision
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| 1408 | MEMORANDUM NO. 1408 IN RE: Request from the Council of Bishops for a Declaratory Decision Clarifying |
March 22 2021 |
Memorandum
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| 1385 | In Re: Request from the Council of Bishops for a Declaratory decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application or Effect of ¶ 2553 (Petition 90066, as amended) Particularly as it Relates to the Effective Date of the Legislation. |
November 01 2019 |
Decision
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| 1382 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the New England Annual Conference as to Whether the Conference Disaffiliation Policy and Discernment Process Are Permissible Under the Discipline or Are in Conflict With ¶ 2553. |
November 01 2019 |
Memorandum
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| 1399 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Mountain Sky Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of the Resolution All Are Welcome. |
November 01 2019 |
Decision
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| 1397 | IN RE: Request from the Alaska United Methodist Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application, or Effect of ¶ 2553 in View of JCD 1366, ¶ 16.3, ¶ 586, and JCD 1379 as to the Constitutionality of Petition 90066. Specifically, the AUMC Requests Answers to Six Questions |
November 01 2019 |
Memorandum
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| 1396 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Central Texas Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of the Adopted Resolution What’s Next in the Central Texas Annual Conference 2019. |
November 01 2019 |
Decision
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| 1395 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling of Law raised in the Central Texas Annual Conference As to Whether Adoption of a Resolution entitled “Transparency of Usage of Funds Used for Clergy Trials” was legally before the Delegates of the Central Texas Annual Conference. |
November 01 2019 |
Decision
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| 1391 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference Wherein Said Questions Exclusively Concerned the Adjourned Clergy Session of the Previous Day and Related to Voting Upon Members for Admission to the Connection, Matters of Character, Conference Relations, Commissioning, Ordination, and Such Other Responsibilities Resulting from the Constitutional Authority Vested in the Clergy Session. |
November 01 2019 |
Decision
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| 1390 | IN RE: Request from the Council of Bishops for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application or Effect of Certain Petitions Adopted as the Traditional Plan by the 2019 General Conference. |
November 01 2019 |
Memorandum
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| 1392 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the North Texas Annual Conference Concerning Whether the Adopted One Church Resolution Negates, Ignores or Violates The 2016 Book of Discipline. |
November 01 2019 |
Decision
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| 1389 | IN RE: In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Upper New York Annual Conference Regarding Whether the Adopted Resolution, Response To Action of 2019 General Conference, Attempts To “ignore or contradict” the 2016 Book of Discipline. |
November 01 2019 |
Decision
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| 1387 | In Re: Request from the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference Concerning the Legality of a Resolution Pertaining to the One Church Plan |
November 01 2019 |
Memorandum
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| 1383 | IN RE: Request from the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application, or Effect of ¶¶ 20, 33, 327.6, 352, 354, 357.3, and 361 Regarding the Principle of Legality in an Annual Conference’s Administrative Matters. |
November 01 2019 |
Decision
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| 1384 | IN RE: Review of an Administrative Appeal by Erik Seise. |
November 01 2019 |
Decision
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| 1381 | In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Upper New York Annual Conference Regarding Whether the Adopted Resolution, A Call for Structural Change, Attempts to Negate, Ignore or Violate The Book of Discipline. |
November 01 2019 |
Memorandum
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| 1398 | IN RE: In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the California-Pacific Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of Resolution 19-07 Entitled Action of Non-Conformity with The General Conference of the UMC. |
November 01 2019 |
Decision
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| 1393 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law raised in the Tennessee Annual Conference as to Whether the Adoption of the Inclusion Resolution is “an Action of the Annual Conference according to ¶ 2553. |
November 01 2019 |
Decision
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| 1388 | In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Iowa Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of a Resolution Pertaining to the Traditional Plan in Light of ¶ 613.19 and Other Disciplinary Provisions. |
November 01 2019 |
Memorandum
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| 1386 | In Re: Request from the Council of Bishops for a Declaratory decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application or Effect of ¶ 2553 (Petition) 90066, as amended) Particularly as it Relates to the Effective Date of the Legislation. |
November 01 2019 |
Decision
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| 1380 | In Re: Request for Reconsideration of Decision 1378. |
November 01 2019 |
Memorandum
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| 1394 | In Re: Request from the Desert Southwest Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application, or Effect of ¶¶ 362.1.e.1 and 413.3.d.i. Regarding Separation of Powers, and Whether Those Paragraphs Violate the Provisions of ¶49 or Violate the Provisions of ¶51. Furthermore, if indeed not Constitutional, then Whether the Words, “as having no basis in law or fact.” Ought to Be Stricken from ¶¶ 362.1.e.1 and 413.3.d.i. |
November 01 2019 |
Memorandum
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| 1379 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Council of Bishops regarding the constitutionality, meaning, application, and effect of Petition 90066 as amended. |
April 25 2019 |
Decision
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| 1378 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the 2019 Special Session of General Conference regarding the constitutionality, meaning, application, and effect of the Traditional Plan as amended. |
April 25 2019 |
Decision
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| 1377 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Legislative Committee of the General Conference regarding the constitutionality of legislative petitions amended and/or approved by the Legislative Committee. |
February 26 2019 |
Decision
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| 1376 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the General Conference concerning the constitutionality of ¶ 304.5 in light of ¶¶ 16 and 33 of The Book of Discipline 2016. |
February 24 2019 |
Memorandum
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| 1375 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Council of Bishops regarding the constitutionality of legislative Petitions 90052 and 90078. |
February 23 2019 |
Decision
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| 1374 | IN RE: An Appeal from the Decision of the North Central Jurisdiction Committee on Appeals Regarding the Order of the Committee on Appeals suspending as a “pause” the Judicial Proceedings in the Matter of Rev. David Wayne Meredith. |
February 21 2019 |
Memorandum
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| 1373 | MEMORANDUM NO. 1373 IN RE: Administrative Appeal of Rev. Eric Seise from the Southeastern Jurisdictional Committee on Appeals. |
February 21 2019 |
Decision
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| 1372 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference concerning if it is permissible to schedule “Church Superconferences” at locations other than the involved local churches. |
February 21 2019 |
Decision
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| 1371 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference concerning if the bishop, committee(s) or agency(ies) have the authority to join and participate in a lawsuit filed against the New Jersey State Board of Education and Acting Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education. |
February 21 2019 |
Decision
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| 1370 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters regarding the constitutionality, meaning, application, and effect of ¶ 408.1(b) in relation to ¶¶ 30, 542.2, 543.17, and 2201.2 of The Book of Discipline 2016. |
February 21 2019 |
Decision
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| 1369 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Decision of Law in the North Texas Annual Conference concerning if (a) the term “in our churches” in ¶ 341.6 include property outside the walls of a church building and (b) the annual conference can interpret the meaning of a clause in The Book of Discipline 2016. |
February 21 2019 |
Memorandum
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