| 1 | Request of the Uniting Conference for a Declaratory Decision as to whether Annual Conference with overlapping boundaries may change those boundaries or merge without obtaining Jurisdictional Conference approval of the number, names and boundaries of the Annual Conferences involved. |
April 26 1968 |
ICJ
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| 8 | Request of the Uniting Conference that the Interim Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church be requested to rule on the constitutionality of the authority of the Commission on Religion and Race with respect to the "Merging of Annual Conferences." |
May 02 1968 |
ICJ
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| 7 | Request of the Uniting Conference to the Interim Judicial Council to determine the constitutionality of its action by which it denied to a Lay Pastor or a Minister's Spouse eligibility for election as Lay Members in an Annual Conference. |
May 02 1969 |
ICJ
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| 6 | The appeal of the Uniting Conference for a ruling on the constitutionality of its action in adopting Report No. 17 of the Committee on Christian Social Concerns. |
May 02 1968 |
ICJ
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| 5 | The request of the Uniting Conference for a Declaratory Decision to determine the constitutionality of the establishment and composition of the Commission on Religion and Race as approved by the Uniting Conference in the adoption of Report No. 7 of the Committee on Conferences. |
April 30 1968 |
ICJ
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| 4 | Constitutionality of a recommendation by the uniting conference to the Council of Bishops that an investigating committee authorized by the Uniting Conference include not less than a certain number of Negroes. |
May 01 1968 |
ICJ
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| 3 | The status of duly elected Delegates to the Uniting Conference who have been elected to the Interim Judicial Council of the Uniting Conference with respect to the right of such delegates to serve in the General Conference and a Jurisdictional Conference. |
April 28 1968 |
ICJ
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| 2 | The request of the Uniting Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the right of a Jurisdictional Conference to act upon a merger of Annual Conferences, deferring the effective date until a favorable vote is obtained in the Annual Conferences directly involved. |
April 26 1968 |
ICJ
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 1363 | IN RE: Docket Nos. 1018-2, 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. IN RE: Docket 1018-6, 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. IN RE: 1018-7, 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 location |
October 26 2018 |
Memorandum
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 586 | Requests for a re-hearing on memorandum 586 |
April 25 1988 |
Memorandum
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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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| 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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| 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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| 1368 | IN RE: Appeal of Rev. David Wayne Meredith from the decision of the North Central Jurisdictional Committee on Appeals. |
October 26 2018 |
Memorandum
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| 1367 | IN RE: Appeal of the Counsel for the Church of the West Ohio Conference from the decision of the North Central Jurisdictional Committee on Appeals. |
October 26 2018 |
Memorandum
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| 1365 | IN RE: Petitions for Declaratory Decision from the Upper New York Annual Conference, the New England Annual Conference, the East Ohio Annual Conference, and the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference regarding the constitutionality and legality of mandatory registration fees for non-delegates at the called session of General Conference. |
October 26 2018 |
Memorandum
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| 1364 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Minnesota Annual Conference regarding the constitutionality and legality of mandatory registration fees for non-delegates at the called session of General Conference. |
October 26 2018 |
Memorandum
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| 1359 | In Re: Request for Reconsideration of Judicial Council Decision 1347 |
May 25 2018 |
Memorandum
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| 1359 | In Re: Request for Reconsideration of Judicial Council Memorandum 1347 |
May 25 2018 |
Memorandum
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| 1358 | In Re: Request for Reconsideration of Judicial Council Memorandum 1346 |
May 25 2018 |
Memorandum
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| 1357 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference concerning if the statement in Petition 307 is aspirational in nature and is a true statement in accordance with The Book of Discipline 2016 ¶¶ 17, 103, 104. IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference concerning if the statement in Petition 611 is a) a true statement, b) aspirational in nature, and c) in violation of provisions of The Book of Discipline 2016. |
October 27 2017 |
Memorandum
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| 1356 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Decision of Law in the South Carolina Annual Conference concerning if Decision 1340 of the Judicial Council or some part of the Book of Discipline 2016 render it out of order for an annual conference to petition the General Conference for enabling legislation to allow the Annual Conference to alter its relationship with the General Conference. |
October 27 2017 |
Memorandum
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| 1354 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the California-Pacific Annual Conference regarding the legality of the language added to The Book of Discipline 2016 ¶ 161.G) stating “…and considers this practice incompatible with Christian teaching,” in particular if it violates the First and Second Restrictive Rules (Constitution ¶¶ 17-18). |
October 27 2017 |
Memorandum
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| 1353 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the College of Bishops of the Africa Central Conference concerning if the General Council on Finance and Administration complied with Judicial Council Decision 1298. |
October 27 2017 |
Memorandum
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| 1350 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference concerning the constitutionality, application, meaning, and effect of The Book of Discipline 2012 ¶¶ 355, 362.2, 363, 636, and 2701 regarding the placing of a clergy member on involuntary leave of absence without a fair process hearing. |
October 27 2017 |
Memorandum
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| 1348 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Alaska Conference regarding the constitutionality of the relevant portion of ¶ 2008 of The Book of Discipline 2016. |
October 27 2017 |
Memorandum
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| 1347 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Denmark Annual Conference regarding the legality of the language added to The Book of Discipline 2016 ¶ 161.G) stating “…and considers this practice incompatible with Christian teaching,” in particular if it violates the First and Second Restrictive Rules (Constitution ¶¶ 17-18). |
October 27 2017 |
Memorandum
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| 1346 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Decision of Law regarding the authority of the Western Jurisdictional Conference to adopt rules and the effect of those rules on nominations to the jurisdictional pool. |
October 27 2017 |
Memorandum
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| 1345 | In Re: Request for Reconsideration of Judicial Council Decision 1341 |
October 27 2017 |
Memorandum
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| 1342 | IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the General Conference concerning if Judicial Council Decision 1318 applies to Petition No. 60805 in regard to complaints against bishops. |
April 28 2017 |
Memorandum
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| 1338 | IN RE: Review of a Bishop’s Decision of Law regarding the authority of the Western Jurisdictional Conference to adopt rules and the effect of those rules on nominations to the jurisdictional pool. |
April 28 2017 |
Memorandum
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| 1336 | Request from the Texas Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on (a) the constitutionality of lay members on the Board of Ordained Ministry voting on the final disposition of penalty as a consequence of a church trial (¶¶ 33 Article II, 2711.1, 2711.3), and (b) the legality of a final disposition of penalty as a consequence of a church trial being handed down without the respondent being afforded a 30-day period for appeal (¶¶ 2713.5, 2715.1). |
October 28 2016 |
Memorandum
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| 1335 | Review of a Bishop’s Decision of Law in the West Michigan Annual Conference concerning (a) if a Wesley Foundation is considered a conference board or agency by the West Michigan Plan of Organization and the Book of Discipline (¶¶ 610, 701), and (b) if a local pastor appointed as campus minister of a Wesley foundation under ¶ 344.1a is ineligible for nomination to the Conference Leadership Team because of the membership requirement established by the West Michigan Plan of Organization. |
October 28 2016 |
Memorandum
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| 1326 | Review of a Bishop's Decision of Law in the Northwest Philippines Annual Conference Regarding the Constitutionality of Choosing by Lot the Delegates to General and Central Conferences. |
October 28 2016 |
Memorandum
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| 1325 | Request for Reconsideration of Judicial Council Decision 1321 |
October 28 2016 |
Memorandum
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| 1324 | Request for Reconsideration of Judicial Council Decision 1319 |
October 28 2016 |
Memorandum
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