Legal Opinion
United Christian Scientists v. Christian Science Board of Directors, First Church of Christ, Scientist
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 22, 1987No. 85-5959PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
At issue in this case is the constitutional validity of Private Law 92-60, 1 which grants appellant, Christian Science Board of Directors of the First Church of Christ, Scientist (First Church), an extended copyright on all editions of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (Science and Health), the central theological text of the Christian Science faith. Appellees, United Christian Scientists and David James Nolan and Lucile J. Place, two officers of a dissenting group of Christian Scientists, challenge Private Law 92-60, on grounds that it…
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