Editor of United Methodist Insight says the lawsuit involving SMU and the United Methodist Church is the latest in a ...

Southern Methodist University was brought to court over its plan to drop its affiliation with the Methodist Church.

DALLAS — The Texas Supreme Court Wednesday heard a case that could determine whether or not SMU can sever ties with the United Methodist Church. The case stems from a lawsuit the United ...

Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019.

and assurance of Methodist representation on the Board of Trustees, the Church will continue to have important influence in the governance of SMU," Turner wrote. "Nothing changes in SMU's day-to ...

The case stems from a lawsuit the United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference, which runs the church’s congregations in eight states including Texas, filed against SMU 2019 over ...

A Texas Supreme Court hearing marked the climax of a significant six-year legal battle. SMU has declared its independence ...

But the United Methodist Church and its advocates are adamant that SMU went about asserting its independence in the wrong way. Will Haun, senior counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a ...

In 2019, SMU leadership changed its articles of incorporation and declared that its board of trustees was the “ultimate authority” over the university, not the United Methodist Church.