First Amendment Religious Autonomy

Trident Real Estate Development, LLC v. The Southern District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
  1. Trident Real Estate Development, LLC v. The Southern District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (April 23, 2026)
  3. Key Figures: Trident Real Estate Development, LLC (plaintiff); The Southern District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (defendant); Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison (President of LCMS, cited amicus); Bishop John A. Bradosky (Southern District representative)
  4. Case Tags: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act;Restrictive Covenant Dispute;First Amendment Religious Autonomy;Commercial Real Estate Development