# ExMormon Lawyer Reacts: LDS Church SUES Mormon Stories?! SOBERMORMON Breaks it Down! Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377/exmormon-lawyer-reacts-lds-church-sues-mormon-stories-sobermormon-breaks-it-down Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377/exmormon-lawyer-reacts-lds-church-sues-mormon-stories-sobermormon-breaks-it-down.md Podcast: [Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup where Dives ruminates on the great and spacious Beehive!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377) Published: 2026-06-17T02:02:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonnewsroundup/episodes/ExMormon-Lawyer-Reacts-LDS-Church-SUES-Mormon-Stories---SOBERMORMON-Breaks-it-Down-e3ks18o Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/8e53bf90/podcast/play/121553624/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-16%2F426241373-44100-2-813314bc11ec4.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377/episodes/exmormon-lawyer-reacts-lds-church-sues-mormon-stories-sobermormon-breaks-it-down Duration seconds: 524 ## Resource The LDS Church has reportedly filed a trademark lawsuit against Mormon Stories and John Dehlin. But what exactly are the damages?Can a church claim it lost tithing revenue because members listened to a podcast? Can it argue that people were "led astray" by long-form interviews featuring believing Mormons, former Mormons, scholars, historians, and everyday members sharing their experiences?In this video, an ex-Mormon lawyer breaks down the legal claims, explores the strengths and weaknesses of the case, and examines what trademark law is actually designed to protect.We'll discuss:⚖️ What trademark law covers—and what it doesn't⚖️ Whether "lost tithing" could ever qualify as damages⚖️ Free speech concerns and religious criticism⚖️ Mormon Stories' role in the Mormon and ex-Mormon community⚖️ What this lawsuit could mean for content creators and critics of powerful institutionsWhether you're an active Latter-day Saint, former Mormon, nuanced believer, or simply interested in religious freedom and free speech, this analysis offers a legal perspective on one of the most talked-about disputes in the Mormon world.Original video from the SOBER MORMON TikTok channel:https://www.tiktok.com/@sober.mormon#MormonStories #JohnDehlin #LDSChurch #Mormon #ExMormon #TrademarkLaw #ReligiousFreedom #FreeSpeech #MormonNews #Mormonism #LatterDaySaints #LegalAnalysis #ExMormonLawyer #SoberMormon #MormonStoriesPodcastPlease consider making a donation by joining our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MormonNewsRoundup Email: kolob@mormonnewsroundup.org Website: https://mormonnewsroundup.org/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonnewsroundup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormon_news_roundup/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093511869924 X: https://twit… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377/episodes/exmormon-lawyer-reacts-lds-church-sues-mormon-stories-sobermormon-breaks-it-down/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377/exmormon-lawyer-reacts-lds-church-sues-mormon-stories-sobermormon-breaks-it-down.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.