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

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 ...

and therefore the church is a third party that under Texas law has no authority to challenge the decisions of the university's board. However, Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock seemed skeptical of this ...

After five years leading his alma mater, University of Texas President Jay Hartzell is leaving June 1 to become the next ...

The United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference then sued SMU, arguing it has jurisdiction over the university and ... any rule of corporate law is firmly established ...