In the Courts

In the Courts

• Henson, Keith

In the Courts Links

• Scientology v. Panoussis Day-by-day reports on the appeal case in Stockholm in January 2001. Zenon Panoussis was sued by the Church of Scientology for posting the Fishman Affidavit and the NOTs online.
  
• Dismissal of Scientology Libel Suit Upheld Federal appeals court upholds earlier ruling that the Church of Scientology failed to show malice on the part of journalist Richard Behar, author of the Time magazine exposé "Scientology: The Cult of Greed." [New York Law Journal]
  
• Scientology loses copyright round Colorado nonprofit group FACTNet has won a critical round in a legal fight against the Church of Scientology, raising questions about whether Scientology has a legal right to keep hundreds of documents offline and out of the public eye. [CNET News.com]
  
• What Judges say about Scientology Criminal Charges brought Against Scientology in Clearwater.
  
• Dear Amanda One father's struggle with the courts and the Church of Scientology over his daughter.
  
• Fishman Affidavit A copy of the declaration filed by Steven Fishman in Church of Scientology International v. Fishman and Geertz. OT2 and 3 are bowdlerized to comply with Dutch law.
  
• Om scientologerna Bilingual (Swedish-English) site about Zenon Panoussis and his skirmishes with the Church of Scientology. The story is told through archived posts from alt.religion.scientology and European press coverage of the saga.
  
• Church of Scientology International v. Fishman and Geertz A selection of publicly-available legal documents filed in U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
  
• Hana Whitfield Affidavit of Hana Whitfield. The story of an ex member.
  
• Scientology vs. Panoussis Ruling Readers discuss the verdict of the Swedish High Court, which upheld a lower court's ruling that Zenon Panoussis had infringed Scientology's copyright. Includes comments from Arnie Lerma and Karin Spaink. [Slashdot]
  
• Scientology® Raided Around the World Archive of articles on law enforcement raids, arrests, court trials, indictments, and convictions of ringleaders of the Scientology crime syndicate.