Former SMU law professor Cheryl Butler worked at the university from 2011 until 2017. She sued the school for defamation and discrimination following her denied application for tenure.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the United Methodist Church can keep fighting for control of Southern Methodist University. In 2019, the Dallas-based school changed its governing ...

(CN) — Southern Methodist University urged the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit by the Methodist Church seeking to regain control of the school. SMU's board of trustees voted in ...

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a regional body of The United Methodist Church can sue Southern Methodist University over its effort to disaffiliate from the denomination.

The Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas. The school, which was founded by Methodists more than a century ago, is trying to extricate itself from the United Methodist Church.

By Kate McGee Jan. 2, 2025 Updated: Jan. 3, 2025 Republish A sign at one of the entrances to the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas on Dec. 20, 2022 Image of Sport/Sipa USA via REUTERS ...

AUSTIN — A regional branch of the United Methodist Church with jurisdiction over Southern Methodist University can sue SMU for breach-of-contract claims as a third-party beneficiary, the Texas ...