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.
Concerns Over Church of Scientology
A federal court in Germany has failed to reach a verdict on the legal status of Scientology -- after years of international debate. [BBC News].
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 "Scie…
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.
France Urged to Ban Scientology
A French government committee recommends dissolving the Church of Scientology on the grounds that its activities threaten public order. [BBC News]
French Court Finds Church of Scientology Guilty of Breaching Privacy Laws
A French court fined the Church of Scientology for violating the privacy rights of former members, although prosecutors failed to convict on other charges. [Voice of America News]
French Scientologists Guilty of Fraud
Marseilles court has convicted five members of the Church of Scientology of fraud for extorting large payments from vulnerable members for dubious cures. [BBC News]
French Scientology Trial
A French prosecutor has asked a court in Marseille to jail a former leader of the Church of Scientology who has been accused of obtaining large sums of money by fraud from other me…
French Scientology Trial Ends
The trial has ended in the French city of Marseille of seven members of the Church of Scientology accused of fraud. [BBC News]
German-US Scientology Row
Germany and the United States are to discuss their disagreements over the Church of Scientology. [BBC News]
Germany Can't Decide if Scientology is a Religion
A federal court in Germany has failed to reach a verdict on whether or not Scientology can be considered a religion. [BBC News]
Germany: Religious Dispute
A German federal court has been hearing a case which could decide if restrictions on the Church of Scientology in Germany are legal. [BBC News]
Scientologists Face Paris Ban
Public prosecutor accuses the Church of Scientology with "mental manipulation." The sect is on trial for false advertising and attempted fraud. [BBC News]
Scientology Faces French Ban
The French Justice Minister says she is prepared to consider banning the Church of Scientology, considered a cult--not a religion--in France. [BBC News]
Scientology Trial Opens in France
Seven members of the Church of Scientology have gone on trial in France on charges of fraud. [BBC News]
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 …
Supreme Court refuses to review Church of Scientology libel case
Ten years after Time magazine ran an award-winning article portraying the Church of Scientology as a "ruthless global scam," the Supreme Court refused to consider reinstating the c…