Eritrean Orth. Tweahdo Diocese v. Sinoda

Eritrean Orthodox Tweahdo Diocese of USA and Canada v. Abune Sinoda, No. 49, September Term, 2025. Opinion by Biran, J. UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION – FIRST AMENDMENT – ECCLESIASTICAL ABSTENTION DOCTRINE – The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits governmental bodies from establishing any preferred religion and protects the fundamental right to the free exercise of religion. To ensure that courts do not become entangled in religious disputes, the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine prohibits courts from resolving legal claims that necessarily turn on matters of religious…