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The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a lawsuit regarding allegations that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops misled donors about the purposes of an annual donation.
In an order list issued Tuesday morning, the high court declined a petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of USCCB v. David O’Connell, with the order noting that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson did not take part in the proceedings.
The decline of the petition allows a lower court ruling against USCCB’s effort to use the church autonomy legal argument to dismiss the class action lawsuit to stand.
In January 2020, O’Connell filed a lawsuit against the USCCB over Peter’s Pence, an annual donation that officially goes to the pope to support various charitable endeavors.
O’Connell accused the USCCB of misleading parishioners over the purpose of the donation, claiming that the funds were used for lavish expenses rather than philanthropic projects.
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In an order list issued Tuesday morning, the high court declined a petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of USCCB v. David O’Connell, with the order noting that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson did not take part in the proceedings.
The decline of the petition allows a lower court ruling against USCCB’s effort to use the church autonomy legal argument to dismiss the class action lawsuit to stand.
In January 2020, O’Connell filed a lawsuit against the USCCB over Peter’s Pence, an annual donation that officially goes to the pope to support various charitable endeavors.
O’Connell accused the USCCB of misleading parishioners over the purpose of the donation, claiming that the funds were used for lavish expenses rather than philanthropic projects.
Continued below.
Supreme Court declines to intervene in Catholic bishops donations fraud lawsuit
The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a lawsuit regarding allegations that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops misled donors about the purposes of an annual donation
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