Church Pays Those it Reviled
Circuit court judge says that the Clearwater police "are coming very dangerously close to becoming a private security force for the Church of Scientology." Scientology spokesman paints all critics as criminals. [St. Petersburg Times]

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].

Critics Public and Private Keep Pressure on Scientology
Scientology leaders say they want peace. They say they want to stay out of court. But with both foes at home and foes abroad, that goal may be elusive. [St. Petersburg Times]

Dear Amanda
One father's struggle with the courts and the Church of Scientology over his daughter.

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]

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 members of the Church. [BBC News]

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]

Friends and Family of Lisa McPherson
Information on the civil suit for wrongful death, filed on behalf of the estate of Lisa McPherson, who died in the custody of the Church of Scientology.

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]

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