Congregants at oldest US synagogue ask high court to step in

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The congregants at the oldest synagogue in the United States are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision giving a New York congregation control of Rhode Island’s Touro Synagogue and a set of bells valued in the millions.
The Newport congregation on Monday asked for a review of last year’s decision by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, saying it will fundamentally alter how ordinary disputes between religious parties are decided and allow c