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Moscow v. the Metropolia, part 4: initial impressions

To read my previous articles on the 1952 Supreme Court case Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, click here. For the full text of the Supreme Court opinions, click here. In my last four articles, I summarized the majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions in Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral. Here, I will...

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 3: Justice Jackson’s dissenting opinion

Lately, I've been analyzing the Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, a landmark 1952 Supreme Court case. For all the articles I've written on the case, click here. In this article, I am focusing on Justice Jackson's dissenting opinion. (A brief note: in the past articles, I erroneously referred to Justice...

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 2: Justice Frankfurter’s concurring opinion

In my previous two articles (available here), I discussed the majority opinion in the 1952 Supreme Court case Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral. Today, I'll discuss the concurring opinion of Justice Frankfurter. And just to be clear -- "concurring opinion" means that Justice Frankfurter agreed with the ultimate outcome of the case (a victory for the...

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 1(a): Justice Reed’s majority opinion revisited

Yesterday, I discussed Justice Reed's majority opinion in Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, a landmark 1952 Supreme Court case pitting the Moscow Patriarchate's North American jurisdiction against the Metropolia (today's OCA). The dispute was about which group -- Moscow or the Metropolia -- was the rightful owner of St. Nicholas...

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 1: Justice Reed’s majority opinion

It's been forever since I wrote an article here at OH.org. I've been incredibly busy, with my family, my local parish, and law school classes taking up all of my time. I'm in summer classes, as well, so there won't be much reprieve over the next couple of months. Fortunately,...

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Moscow v. the Metropolia, part 4: initial impressions

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 3: Justice Jackson’s dissenting opinion

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 2: Justice Frankfurter’s concurring opinion

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 1(a): Justice Reed’s majority opinion revisited

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 1: Justice Reed’s majority opinion