Second Circuit won’t hear Russian Orthodox dispute

MANHATTAN — The Second Circuit voted not to rehear en banc an appeal brought by a man lost his expected appointment as Miami’s bishop for the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; he sued for defamation. The lower court had found that the “church autonomy” doctrine barred judicial review. A dissent argues that the matter is important enough to be reviewed by the Supreme Court.

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Second Circuit won’t hear Russian Orthodox dispute

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