Showing posts with label Scientology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scientology. Show all posts
Monday, October 03, 2022

Certiorari Denied In Scientology Arbitration Case and Falun Gong Leafleting Case

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Today's 48-page Order List  from the U.S. Supreme Court on its opening day of the term includes the denial of review in two cases of int...
Monday, July 25, 2022

Cert. Filed In Scientology Arbitration Case

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A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed last week in Church of Scientology International v. Bixler,  (cert. file 7/19/2022). In th...
Tuesday, May 03, 2022

Scientology Sued By Plaintiffs Alleging Years Of Abuse As Children

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Suit was filed in a Florida federal district court last week under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act against the Church...
Friday, January 21, 2022

Former Scientology Members No Longer Bound By Arbitration Agreement

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In Bixler v. Superior Court for the State of California ,  (CA App., Jan. 19, 2022), a California state appellate court, reversing the trial...
Friday, November 05, 2021

First Ever Scientology Arbitration Award Upheld By 11th Circuit

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In Garcia v. Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc. ,  (11th Cir., Nov. 2, 2021), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, in ...
Monday, September 27, 2021

Russia Labels Church of Scientology As "Undesirable" Organization

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As reported by the Moscow Times , last Friday the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation designated the Church of Sciento...
Tuesday, January 05, 2021

Stalking Suit Against Church of Scientology and Actor Must Go To Arbitration

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Variety  and Vanity Fair report on an Order issued on Dec. 27 by a Los Angeles Superior Court trial judge in a civil suit brought by severa...
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Former Scientology Adherent Sues Claiming False Imprisonment, Human Trafficking and More

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A lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in a California state trial court against the Church of Scientology and its leader David Miscavige by a woman...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Church of Scientology Settles Lawsuit

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AP reports that the Church of Scientology yesterday settled a lawsuit that had been brought against it in California state court by former c...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Former Employees Sue Claiming They Were Required To Participate In Scientology Traininig

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According to yesterday's Madison County Herald Bulletin , Paul and Chelsea Wysong who are former employees of the Anderson, Ohio-based C...
Friday, November 25, 2016

Lawyers Battle Over Upcoming Series On Scientology

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On Nov. 29, the A&E Network will premiere the series " Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath ."  Since August the Church ...
Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Suit Claims Employer Required Watching of Scientology Based Videos

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Yesterday's Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on an employment discrimination lawsuit filed April 26 against Real Water, a water bottli...
Thursday, April 28, 2016

One Suit Against Scientology Proceeds As Leader Threatens Another (Unrelated) Lawsuit

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In Los Angeles yesterday, a California state trial court judge refused to dismiss a suit brought against the Church of Scientology Internati...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Russian Court Says Scientology Does Not Qualify As A Religious Organization

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In Russia, the Moscow City Court yesterday in affirming a lower court decision backed the Ministry of Justice's efforts to close down th...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Scientology Cannot Get Dismissal of Harassment Suit Under Texas Anti-SLAPP Statute

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In Sloat v. Rathbun , (TX App., Nov. 6, 2015), a Texas appellate court held that the Church of Scientology and its officials cannot invoke t...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Dutch Appeals Court Denies Scientology Tax Exempt Status

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In the Netherlands last Wednesday, a Dutch appellate court held that the Church of Scientology has not carried the burden of showing that it...
Wednesday, May 06, 2015

Suit Claims Drug Treatment Center Uses Scientology Rituals

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Yesterday's Santa Cruz Sentinel reports on a lawsuit filed last month in a California federal district court against Narconon drug reha...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Ex-Scientologists Must Submit Fraud Claims To Internal Arbitration

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A Florida federal district court last Friday ruled that two former members of the Church of Scientology who are suing for return of over $40...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Sundance Film Festival Features Documentaries on Controversial Religious Groups

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This year's Sundance Film Festival began on Jan. 22 and runs until Feb. 1 in Park City, Utah.  Among the Documentary Premieres are two ...
Friday, January 16, 2015

Suit Alleges That Drug Treatment Center Is Front For Scientology Indoctrination

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MLive reports that a lawsuit was filed in a Michigan federal district court on Wednesday against  Narconon Freedom Center in Albion, Michi...