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April 2, 2001 Church of Scientology Sent to Trial in France Reuters: Church of Scientology Sent to Trial in France lawsuits
March 16, 2001 Judge tosses suit against Ritalin maker, psychiatric association San Diego Union Tribune: Judge tosses suit against Ritalin maker, psychiatric association lawsuits
March 1, 2001 (article covers Scientology harrassing critics in Clearwater, Clearwater police problem, the LMT, and the Henson trial) Skeptical Inquirer: (article covers Scientology harrassing critics in Clearwater, Clearwater police problem, the LMT, and the Henson trial) lawsuits
January 17, 2001 Church Of Scientology Fails To Prove Malicious Intent Of Time Magazine Writer The Church of Scientology did not show that the author of a 1991 article in Time magazine was malicious in his description of the organization, a U.S. court has ruled. In affirming a lower court's dismissal of a libel action, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said there was no likelihood that a jury would find "purposeful avoidance of the truth" in an article titled "Scientology: The Cult of Greed" by Richard Behar. defamation, lawsuits, Press
January 16, 2001 Dismissal of Scientology Libel Suit Upheld New York Law Journal: Dismissal of Scientology Libel Suit Upheld lawsuits
January 14, 2001 Scientology Hearing Founders In Jabs, Jeers Ten feet - that's five paces - has become ultra-important to downtown Clearwater's archenemies, the Church of Scientology and the Lisa McPherson Trust, an anti-Scientology watchdog group. It's how far apart the members of each group must stay from each other, according to an injunction issued Nov. 30 by Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court Judge Thomas Penick. Bob Minton, Clearwater, lawsuits, Press
January 13, 2001 Time wins approval of libel suit dismissal Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Time wins approval of libel suit dismissal lawsuits
January 5, 2001 $1.2 million recovered in fund scam "A U.S. Customs Service investigation resulted in a court order this week directing the Church of Scientology to return $1.2 million donated by Dennel Finance. The church returned the funds to a rece lawsuits
December 21, 2000 Marin judge refuses to muffle Scientology critic Marin News: Marin judge refuses to muffle Scientology critic lawsuits
October 5, 2000 Scientology Organization Sues Interior Agency and "Sect Commissioner" The Scientologists are showing that they are lawsuit-happy. They intend to prohibit the Hamburg Interior Agency from letting their sect commissioner Ursula Caberta continue her research and information work on the Scientology Organization. A cease-and-desist application was filed yesterday by Munich attorney Wilhelm Bluemel in the Hamburg Administrative Court to that effect, verified court spokeswoman Angelika Huusmann. Germany, Hamburg, lawsuits, Press, Scientology and Society, Ursula Caberta