Laura Gaddy, et al. v. The Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Does the First Amendment bar application of the federal mail and wire fraud statutes, as RICO predicates, to a religious organization’s intentional concealment of material historical facts and artifacts, coupled with assurances of institutional honesty, and used to induce money or services, on the ground that such conduct involves “religious history”? 1 1 Scope of Review. This petition seeks review only of Part A of the Tenth Circuit’s opinion, which dismissed Petitioners’ RICO claim exclusively on First Amendment grounds. Petitioners do not seek review of Part B, which concerns Respondent’s use-of-tithing disclosures.