A Texas Supreme Court hearing marked the climax of a significant six-year legal battle. SMU has declared its independence ...

Editor of United Methodist Insight says the lawsuit involving SMU and the United Methodist Church is the latest in a ...

Southern Methodist University, or SMU, was brought to court over its plan to drop its affiliation with the Methodist Church.

But the United Methodist Church and its advocates are adamant that SMU went about asserting its independence in the wrong way. Will Haun, senior counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a ...

In 2019, SMU leadership changed its articles of incorporation and declared that its board of trustees was the “ultimate authority” over the university, not the United Methodist Church.

DALLAS — The Texas Supreme Court Wednesday heard a case that could determine whether or not SMU can sever ties with the United Methodist Church. The case stems from a lawsuit the United ...

Southern Methodist University and United Methodist Church have been ... The argument came as part of the church’s lawsuit against SMU, which has challenged the authority the UMC has over the ...

Re: “United Methodists should have control of SMU — Issue has been settled in church’s favor since 1911,” by Cynthia B. Astle, Sunday Opinion. Astle provides a good summary of the argument ...