Ep 169 — 3 Mormon Lawsuits; Spotlight
3 lawsuits against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We discuss the class action suit, Judson et al v. LDS, the recently tossed case of Huntsman v. LDS, and the civil RICO suit Gaddy v. LDS. Where do they stand? How likely are they to prevail? What are the next steps? We go over them and discuss the implications and steps forward. Then we chat about the 2015 movie Spotlight about the Boston Globe journalists who reported on Cathlolic sex abuse in the early 2000s. We wrap with some happy news about a new solar plant being built in Oregon! We are on BlueSky now! If you're on BlueSky already, you can find us @glassboxpodcast.bsky.social, @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social, or by following the link in the show notes below! Show Notes: Gaddy v. LDS https://casetext.com/case/gaddy-v-corp-of-the-president-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/utah/utdce/2:2019cv00554/116009/141/ https://becketfund.org/case/gaddy-v-corporation-of-the-president-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.utd.116009/gov.uscourts.utd.116009.135.3.pdf https://www.mormondialogue.org/topic/75208-gaddy-lawsuit-judgement/page/2/ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-utd-2_19-cv-00554/pdf/USCOURTS-utd-2_19-cv-00554-3.pdf https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16025781/gaddy-v-corporation-of-the-president-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0UQYzFYaxc Judson et al v. LDS https://dockets.justia.com/docket/utah/utdce/2:2024cv00296/147894 https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.912925/gov.uscourts.cacd.912925.1.0_1.pdf https://casetext.com/case/chappell-v-corp-of-the-president-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-sts/case-details https://www.abc4.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/01/Judsons_v_Church-et.-al.pdf Huntsman v. LDS https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2023/08/07/21-56056.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0z0RlmuGbs4QHRVQ6byrR4hxtFMJnO3ATZY6_OZoxAa0amlQMV1hjt_u8 https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2023/08/07/21-56056.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0z0RlmuGbs4QHRVQ6byrR4hxtFMJnO3ATZY6_OZoxAa0amlQMV1hjt_u8 https://www.seegerweiss.com/news/lds-church-members-file-class-action-suit-over-misuse-of-donations/ https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/litigation-continues-in-federal-actions-alleging-fraud-with-lds-tithings#google_vignette https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/lds-church-federal-court-tithing/ https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10324777/james-huntsman-v-corporation-of-the-president/?q=huntsman+v+lds https://becketnewsite.s3.amazonaws.com/20250131123631/21-56056.pdf https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/01/31/huntsman-tithing-lawsuit-dismissed-9th-circuit-panel/ Other related resources: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-267/132540/20200210155952382_19-26719-348tsacNationalRightToWork.pdf https://www.uua.org/re/tapestry/adults/river/workshop9/178594.shtml https://supreme.justia.com/cases-by-topic/religion/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._Shelby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAOqZHyxbtg https://www.mormonstories.org/church-on-trial-history-fraud/ https://wasmormon.org/facts-vs-beliefs-no-limit-at-all-on-what-church-is-required-to-teach-or-not-teach/ https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/121/1327/2505205/ https://www.churchlawcenter.com/church-law/when-churches-own-a-business/ MOGP: Spotlight (2015): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/?ref_=tttrv_ov Where it's streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/spotlight Articles: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotlight_(film) Wired: https://www.wired.com/2015/11/spotlight-journalism-movies/ LA Press Club Veritas award: https://lapressclub.org/veritas/ Happy News: https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/oregon-to-host-nations-largest-solar-plus-storage-installation Recent Live Show Book Club on Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson: https://www.youtu