US Supreme Court Passes on Scientology Libel Case

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Oct 1, 2001, 6:00:48 PM10/1/01

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Court Passes on Scientology Libel Case
The Associated Press
Monday, Oct. 1, 2001; 11:40 a.m. EDT

WASHINGTON -- Ten years after Time magazine ran an award-winning article
portraying the Church of Scientology as a greedy cult, the Supreme Court
refused Monday to consider reinstating the church's libel case...

Read the rest of the article at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/aponline/20011001/aponline114040_001.htm

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Oct 1, 2001, 7:43:43 PM10/1/01

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Warrior wrote:
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> Court Passes on Scientology Libel Case
> The Associated Press
> Monday, Oct. 1, 2001; 11:40 a.m. EDT
>
> WASHINGTON -- Ten years after Time magazine ran an award-winning article
> portraying the Church of Scientology as a greedy cult, the Supreme Court
> refused Monday to consider reinstating the church's libel case...
>
> Read the rest of the article at:
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/aponline/20011001/aponline114040_001.htm
>

that url no longer works.. this one does though:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52860-2001Oct1.html

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Oct 1, 2001, 9:44:51 PM10/1/01

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>Warrior wrote:
>>
>> Court Passes on Scientology Libel Case
>> The Associated Press
>> Monday, Oct. 1, 2001; 11:40 a.m. EDT
>>
>> WASHINGTON -- Ten years after Time magazine ran an award-winning article
>> portraying the Church of Scientology as a greedy cult, the Supreme Court
>> refused Monday to consider reinstating the church's libel case...
>>
>> Read the rest of the article at:
>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/aponline/20011001/aponline114040_001.htm

In article <trhvr8n...@corp.supernews.com>, ti...@freedom.net says...

>
>that url no longer works..

Hmmm... it worked for me.

>this one does though:
>
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52860-2001Oct1.html

Also, try this one:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20011001/aponline140457_000.htm
or just go to http://www.washingtonpost.com and search for AP articles on
Scientology.

roger gonnet

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Warrior <war...@entheta.net> a écrit dans le message :
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here the article, which can't be registered for some reason here:

Court Passes on Scientology Libel Case

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The Associated Press
Monday, October 1, 2001; 11:40 AM

WASHINGTON -- Ten years after Time magazine ran an award-winning article
portraying the Church of Scientology as a greedy cult, the Supreme Court
refused Monday to consider reinstating the church's libel case.

Time Warner Inc. had steadfastly defended the 10-page article and said it
refused to be "intimidated by the church's apparently limitless legal
resources."

The church contended that the writer was biased and only interviewed
critics.

Scientology, founded by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, requires
members to take classes and counseling that can cost thousands of dollars.

The May 1991 article entitled, "Scientology: The Cult of Greed," said that
the so-called religion is "really a ruthless global scam."

Time said the cover story was awarded the Gerald Loeb Award for
distinguished business and financial journalism, the Worth Bingham Prize and
the Conscience in Media Awards from the American Society of Journalists and
Authors.

The church had said the story had multiple defamatory comments.

"While in the past certain church officials concededly committed improper
acts ... most of the allegations of past misconduct were false and
distorted, the result of the misunderstanding, suspicion and prejudice that
typically greet a new religion," the church told the Supreme Court.

A judge had dismissed the lawsuit and the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
ruled that Time was not guilty of writing the report with actual malice,
which is the standard for libel cases involving public groups or people.

The church told the Supreme Court that the rulings "rather than encouraging
the search for truth, provide a safe harbor for biased journalism."

The case is Church of Scientology International v. Time Warner Inc.,
00-1683.

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