In an Order (full text) issued March 1, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted to grant en banc review in Huntsman v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In doing so, the Order vacates the decision of the 3-judge panel in the case in which James Huntsman, a prominent former member of the LDS Church who had contributed over $2.6 million to it, charged the Church with fraudulently misrepresenting the manner in which funds from tithes would be used. (See prior posting.) Arguments in the rehearing are set for June 24. ABC News 4 reports on the court's action.
