BusinessAppeals court upholds dismissal of second LDS tithing fraud lawsuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's dismissal of a class-action lawsuit alleging the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints misrepresented how tithing donations would be used, ABC4 reports.
The lawsuit, filed in 2023, claimed the Church misled members about tithing funds to increase donations. A district court dismissed the case with prejudice, and the appeals court affirmed that ruling, finding the First Amendment's protections for religious organizations barred the claims.
September 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM MT · via ABC4 Utah · 2 sources