The school sought to leave the church because of differences over gay marriage and clergy. The court did not decide whether ...

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a regional body of The United Methodist Church can sue Southern Methodist University ...

A regional branch of the United Methodist Church with jurisdiction over Southern Methodist University can sue SMU for ...

The Texas high court issued a mostly unanimous opinion June 27 upholding the regional unit’s right to governance over SMU.

The higher court's ruling comes as part of the church’s lawsuit against SMU, which has challenged the authority UMC has over ...

The case of whether or not SMU can split from the church was sent back to trial court for further proceedings.

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it would allow a breach of contract case to continue against Southern Methodist University.

The Texas Supreme Court handed Southern Methodist University a setback in its bid to separate itself from the United Methodist Church over a dispute on the issue of same-sex marriage.

Southern Methodist University voted to split from the church in 2019 following a doctrinal dispute over LGBTQ rights.

Texas Supreme Court greenlights United Methodist Church's suit against Texas school In 2019, the Dallas-based university attempted to break away from the UMC after it tightened bans over LGBTQ ...