Showing posts with label Jehovah's Witness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jehovah's Witness. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Defendant Sentenced To 11 Years for Arson Attacks on Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Halls

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Last Friday, a Washington federal district court sentenced 52-year-old Mikey Diamond Starrett to 11 years in prison followed by three years ...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

European Court Says Spain Violated Rights of Jehovah's Witness in Authorizing Blood Transfusion

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In Case of Pindo Mulla v. Spain ,  (ECHR, Sept. 17, 2024), the European Court of Human Rights held that Article 8 of the European Convention...
Thursday, January 11, 2024

British Columbia Court Says Jehovah's Witness Elders Must Submit Confidential Documents to Privacy Commissioner

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In  Vabuolas v. British Columbia (Information and Privacy Commissioner) , (BC Sup. Ct., Jan. 8, 2024), the British Columbia Supreme Court up...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Statutory Changes Allow Suit for Sex Abuse Against Jehovah's Witnesses Congregations

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In C.P. v. Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses , (NJ App., Nov. 15, 2023), a New Jersey appellate court affirmed a trial court's d...
Thursday, October 19, 2023

5th Circuit: Religious Objection to Medications Must Be Considered In Forcible Medication Determination

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United States v. Harris ,  (5th Cir., Oct. 17, 2023), involved a defendant who was charged with threatening to assault a federal judge. Defe...
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

European Court: Finland May Require Jehovah's Witnesses to Obtain Consent Before Taking Notes on Those They Visit

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In Jehovah's Witnesses v. Finland ,  (ECHR, May 9, 2023), the European Court of Human Rights held that Finland's data collection reg...
Thursday, April 27, 2023

UK Supreme Court: Jehovah's Witness Organization Not Vicariously Liable for Rape by An Elder

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In  Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses v. BXB , (UK Sup. Ct., April 26, 2023), Britain's Supreme Court held t...
Tuesday, April 04, 2023

9th Circuit: Jehovah's Witness' Suit Over State-Employee Loyalty Oath Is Remanded

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In  Bolden-Hardge v. Office of the California State Controller ,  (9th Cir., April 3, 2023), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed ...
Saturday, November 05, 2022

European Court: Human Rights Convention Violated When French Authorities Failed to Assure Respect for Foster Child's Birth Religion

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In Loste v. France,  (ECHR, Nov. 3, 2022) ( full text in French ) ( Press Release summary in English ), the European Court of Human Rights i...
Friday, October 21, 2022

Indictment Handed Down in 2018 Shooting of Jehovah's Witness Building

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The Justice Department announced yesterday that a federal grand jury in Seattle, Washington has indicted Mikey Diamond Starrett, aka Michae...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

European Court: Lithuania Should Have Provided Civilian Service Alternative To Jehovah's Witness

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In Teliatnikov v. Lithuania ,  (ECHR, June 7, 2022), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment held that Lithuania violated A...
Thursday, June 09, 2022

European Court Says Russia Violated Rights of Jehovah's Witnesses

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In a 6-1 Chamber Judgment in  Taganrog LRO and Others v. Russia ,  (ECHR, June 7, 2022), the European Court of Human Rights held that Russia...
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

European Court Upholds Custody Order Barring Father From Involving Daughter In Jehovah's Witness Practices

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In T.C. v. Italy ,  (ECHR, May 19, 2022), the European Court of Human Rights in a 5-2 Chamber Judgment upheld an Italian court's order i...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

European Court Says Refusal To Register Jehovah's Witnesses Violates ECHR

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In Christian Religious Organization of Jehovah's Witnesses in the NKR v. Armenia , (ECHR, March 22, 2022), the European Court of Human R...
Monday, February 21, 2022

Satirical Videos Criticizing Jehovah's Witnesses Did Not Violate Copyrights

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In In re: DMCA Section 512(h) Subpoena to  YouTube (Google, Inc.) , (SD NY, Jan. 18, 2022),a New York federal district court quashed a subpo...
Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Suit Challenging Jehovah's Witness Beliefs Dismissed

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In  Gasparoff v. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania , (D AZ, Feb. 4, 2022), an Arizona federal district court dismissed a...
Tuesday, June 08, 2021

Utah Supreme Court: Lemon Test Is No Longer Controlling

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In Williams v. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Roy, Utah , (UT Sup. Ct., June 3, 2021), the Utah Supreme Court vacated the trial an...
Monday, April 05, 2021

Supreme Court Denies Review In Cases Seeking To Overturn Hardison's Interpretation Of Title VII

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The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in two Title VII religious discrimination cases. ( Order List ). In both, petitioners were asking...
Friday, March 26, 2021

British Court Holds Jehovah's Witness Parent Body Vicariously Liable For Rape By Elder

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 In Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses v. BXB , (EWCA, March 15, 22021), Britain's Court of Appeals upheld a ...
Thursday, November 12, 2020

USCIRF Issues New Report On Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has issued a report ( full text ) on The Global Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesse...