16 hours ago · The 9 th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Friday against the fraud claim brought by James Huntsman, the brother of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who accused the church of ...

2 days ago · An appeals court has thrown out Utahn James Huntsman’s fraud lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over millions of dollars in tithing.. In a unanimous ruling, the 9th ...

3 days ago · A panel of 11 judges in the 9th Circuit issued a unanimous ruling Friday dismissing James Huntsman’s lawsuit seeking the return of $5 million he donated to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the second time the lawsuit has been dismissed in four years. Huntsman, a former church ...

2 days ago · SALT LAKE CITY — A federal appeals court has dropped a major lawsuit in which James Huntsman, the brother of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., sued the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claiming that his tithing dollars were used by the church for non-charitable matters.. The argument refers to the church’s tradition where members give one-tenth of their annual income to the ...

2 days ago · An 11-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit ruled that James Huntsman, brother of former Utah governor and presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr., failed to show that the church misrepresented to him how his donations, known as tithes, would be used.

3 days ago · The eyes of much of American religion were focused on the lawsuit James Huntsman filed seeking the return of $5 million in tithing he donated to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Faith organizations, including specific religious groups, colleges and universities, as well as charities, didn’t just await a verdict, they had filed ...

Mar 4, 2024 · The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a ruling that reinstated James Huntsman's lawsuit seeking the return of $5 million he gave The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The church says sending his suit to a jury would endanger religious freedom by giving courts power over religious doctrine.

Oct 9, 2023 · Former Latter-day Saint James Huntsman talks about why he left The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and sued over its financial dealings.

Mar 6, 2024 · SALT LAKE CITY — The high-profile tithing case brought against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by former member James Huntsman is set to be reheard by several judges of a federal appellate court this summer.

Sep 21, 2023 · Lawyers for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say judges violated the First Amendment’s protections of religion when they resurrected a lawsuit brought by James Huntsman accusing...