Yesterday the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals denied an en banc rehearing in  Congregation Jeshuat Israel v. Congregation Shearith Israel (1st Cir., June 7, 2018).  In the case, a 3-judge panel ruled that Rhode Island’s historic Touro Synagogue is owned by New York’s Shearith Israel congregation. (See prior posting.) Along with the denial order yesterday, the original panel filed a Statement explaining why it opposed a rehearing, and Judge Thompson filed a dissent from the denial of a rehearing.  Reporting on yesterday’s decision, the Providence Journal says that Jeshuat Israel plans to seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court. [Thanks to Steven H. Sholk for the lead.]

Source: http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2018/06/en-banc-rehearing-denied-in-touro.html