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Jun 22, 1989
Court must reconsider Scientology tape privilege — Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California)More: link
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William Vogeler Source:
Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California) Helping judges determine when to permit an exception to the attorney-client privilege, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that judges may conduct in camera reviews of attorney communications to their clients — if the judges reasonably believe the clients sought advice to commit a crime or fraud. Reversing a decision of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the justices ordered the appeals court to reconsider whether a trial court judge properly refused to listen to tapes the Internal Revenue Service ...
Jun 15, 1989
Church of Scientology argues for keeping court files sealed — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Stephen Koff Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) TAMPA — A newspaper waited too long before asking a judge to open court files that were sealed more than two years ago, attorneys for the Church of Scientology argued Wednesday. "It's unprecedented, this kind of wait," said new York lawyer Michael Lee Hertzberg. He was referring to the 26 months that went by after U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich sealed four lawsuits that were settled with the church in 1986. But at a hearing before federal magistrate Paul Game ...
Jun 8, 1989
High court rules against Scientology in tax case — Associated PressMore: link
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Richard Carelli Source:
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Contributions called "fixed donations" made to the Church of Scientology by its members may not be claimed as federal income tax deductions, the Supreme Court ruled today. By a 5-2 vote, the justices upheld the Internal Revenue Service's contention that the fixed donations are not charitable contributions that can be counted as tax deductions. Lawyers for the Scientologists had argued that the IRS singled out their church for unfair treatment - a contention with which two justices agreed. ...
Jun 7, 1989
Taxation // Deductions are denied for payments made to receive religious services — Daily Appellate ReportMore: link
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Daily Appellate Report TAXATION Deductions Are Denied for Payments Made to Receive Religious Services Cite as 89 Daily Journal D.A.R. 7177 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus HERNANDEZ v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT No. 87-963. Argued November 28, 1988—Decided June 6,1989* The Church of Scientology (Church) provides "auditing" sessions designed to increase members' spiritual awareness and training comes at which participants study the tenets of the faith and seek to attain ...
Jun 7, 1989
Taxation // Deductions denied for payments made to receive religious services — Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California)More: link
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Janice A. Boles Source:
Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California) The U.S. Supreme Court has held that taxpayers could not deduct as charitable contributions payments made to the Church of Scientology in order to receive "auditing" and "training" services. Members of the Church of Scientology believe that an immortal spirit live in each individual and that a person becomes aware of the spirit through a process called "auditing." Auditing is a one-on-one encounter between a participant and a church official. The church also offers "training" sessions to instruct participants wishing to ...
Jun 6, 1989
High court strikes at Scientology // Ruling will stop tax deductions — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: link
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Tampa Tribune (Florida) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that taxpayers can't deduct the cost of Church of Scientology courses and counseling. In Clearwater, where the church has its headquarters and is locked in legal battles with the city and the Pinellas County Property Appraiser, local officials were encouraged by the ruling. The 5-2 ruling written by Justice Thurgood Marshall said that money paid to the church by Scientologists for training and a form of counseling called "auditing" are more like fees for ...
Jun 6, 1989
Scientologists lose tax deduction case — Los Angeles Times (California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
David G. Savage Source:
Los Angeles Times (California) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the "fixed donations" paid by members to the Church of Scientology are not tax-deductible, charitable contributions. In the 5-2 ruling, the high court said that money paid to the church by Scientologists for training and a form of counseling called "auditing" are more like fees for a service than donations to a church. The church requires fixed donations of as much as $3,000 for 12 1/2 hours of "auditing," during which a person ...
Jun 2, 1989
Judge removes himself from Scientology case — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Stephen Koff Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) A Pinellas judge presiding over a Scientology tax dispute has removed himself from the case because of a newspaper report that cited a real estate transaction between the judge and the Church of Scientology. The St. Petersburg Times reported in December that Circuit Judge Howard P. Rives, who was presiding over a lawsuit concerning taxes on Scientology properties, sold one of those properties to the church in 1979. Rives said in December that there was no conflict in his role because ...
May 31, 1989
Pfaelzer again removes self from Scientology case — Metropolitan News-Enterprise (Los Angeles, California)More: link
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Metropolitan News-Enterprise (Los Angeles, California) U.S. District Court Judge Mariana Pfaelzer, for the second time, has recused herself from a controversial Church of Scientology case, it was learned yesterday. In each instance, she stepped aside shortly after the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was asked to forcibly remove her. The attorney seeking her disqualification, Jerold Fagelbaum of Myerson & Kuhn, said yesterday he thinks the judge is now permanently off the case. Fagelbaum is representing church defectors who are being sued by the church for ...
May 22, 1989
Ninth Circuit asked to recuse Judge Pfaelzer — Metropolitan News-Enterprise (Los Angeles, California)More: link
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Metropolitan News-Enterprise (Los Angeles, California) The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has been asked to remove U.S. District Court Judge Mariana Pfaelzer from a Church of Scientology case based on the appearance that she and the church are "allies," it was learned Friday. A petition for a writ of mandate was filed by the defendants, church defectors who are accused of conspiring to steal and distribute secret church courses. They are asking the appeals court to overturn the action of U.S. District Court Judge Harry ...
May 6, 1989
Magistrate to hear Scientology case — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Apr 27, 1989
Narconon-Chilocco drug treatment plant may be part of notorious religious cult — Newkirk Herald Journal (Oklahoma)
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Robert W. Lobsinger Source:
Newkirk Herald Journal (Oklahoma) NEWKIRK, OK – A proposed drug treatment and rehabilitation center which could be in operation on Indian land at the former Chilocco Indian School north of Newkirk by June 15th may be part of a notorious religious cult. Narconon was approved for a 75-bed facility by the State Health Planning Commission in January of this year as part of The Chilocco Development Authority. The projected cost is $400,000 for renovation and the five Indian tribes involved are projected to receive $16,000,000 ...
Apr 24, 1989
Judge won't remove Pfaelzer from Scientology case — Metropolitan News-Enterprise (Los Angeles, California)More: link
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Metropolitan News-Enterprise (Los Angeles, California) A federal judge in Los Angeles has denied a motion to oust his colleague Mariana Pfaelzer from presiding over an action brought by the Church of Scientology against defecting members, saying the motion stems from defense counsels' "paranoia." The defendants, who are alleged to have conspired to steal and distribute secret church courses, sought Pfaelzer's recusal based on what they viewed as an improper ex parte conversation with members of her old law firm, Wyman, Bautzer, Christensen, Kuchel & Silbert. Pfaelzer ...
Mar 13, 1989
Commercial law / Religious scriptures must have economic advantage for relief — Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California)
Jan 15, 1989
Declaration of Richard N. Aznaran
Jan 5, 1989
Scientology official is granted control of Hubbard estate — Los Angeles Times (California)More: link
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Los Angeles Times (California) SAN LUIS OBISPO — The once-contested multimillion-dollar estate of Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard has been settled, and control of it was given to the top church official Hubbard had named as executor. Superior Court Judge William R. Fredman on Tuesday ordered the estate turned over to Norman F. Starkey, who besides his position in the church was a longtime friend of Hubbard. The estate is valued at more than $26 million, but the value of the assets that ...
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