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St. James Anglican Church in Newport Beach, California, is filing a petition for writ of certiorari in late May 2009 with the United States Supreme Court in a property dispute which affects countless churches, religious groups, and congregations throughout America. A petition for certiorari means that St. James is asking the Justices to review the opinion rendered by the California Supreme Court. It includes a list of the parties, a statement of the facts of the case, the legal questions presented for review, and arguments as to why the Court should grant the petition.

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U.S. Supreme Court Decides on Petition for Writ of Certiorari

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ST. JAMES CHURCH’S PROPERTY RIGHTS BATTLE WITH THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONTINUES IN CALIFORNIA’S ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT; U.S. SUPREME COURT DENIES PETITION

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – October 5, 2009 – The Supreme Court of the United States today denied a petition by St. James Church, Newport Beach, CA to hear its church property rights battle with the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and the national Episcopal Church (TEC). However, the property rights case is far from over and the case continues in the Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, CA.