Supreme Court Reopens Case on Church Mining Deal

A legal dispute over gravel mining on church-owned land in south Iceland will now be heard on its merits after an appeals ruling required the Reykjavík District Court to accept a lawsuit filed by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. As reported by RÚV, the case was brought by 21 parishioners who are challenging an agreement between the church and a mining company. The Supreme Court's decision overturns a previous ruling that had dismissed the case, allowing the parishioners to proceed with their legal challenge.