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NY Times article on Moscow-Metropolia Supreme Court case
Matthew NameeFrom the New York Times, November 25, 1952, page 31: U.S. COURT VOIDS ACT ON RUSSIAN CHURCH State Law to End Communist Sway in Orthodox Cathedral Here Is Upset by Ruling RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CITED…
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Moscow v. the Metropolia, part 4: initial impressions
Matthew NameeTo 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,…
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Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 3: Justice Jackson’s dissenting opinion
Matthew NameeLately, 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…
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Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 2: Justice Frankfurter’s concurring opinion
Matthew NameeIn 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…
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Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 1(a): Justice Reed’s majority opinion revisited
Matthew NameeYesterday, 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…
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Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 1: Justice Reed’s majority opinion
Matthew NameeIt’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…