Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. Milivojevich
Serbian E. Orthodox Diocese for United States & Can. v. Milivojevich, 426 U.S. 696 (1976)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1976-10-04
- Topic
- international-arbitration
Mr. Justice White, concurring. Major predicates for the Court’s opinion are that the Serbian Orthodox Church is a hierarchical church and the American-Canadian Diocese, involved here, is part of that Church. These basic issues are for the courts’ ultimate decision, and the fact that church authorities may render their opinions on them does not foreclose the courts from coming to their independent judgment. I do not understand the Court’s opinion to suggest otherwise and join the views expressed therein.
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concurring.
Major predicates for the Court’s opinion are that the Serbian Orthodox Church is a hierarchical church and the American-Canadian Diocese, involved here, is part of that Church. These basic issues are for the courts’ ultimate decision, and the fact that church authorities may render their opinions on them does not foreclose the courts from coming to their independent judgment. I do not understand the Court’s opinion to suggest otherwise and join the views expressed therein.