Legal Opinion
Costello Publishing Co. v. John E. Rotelle, O. S. A. Costello Publishing Co., Inc. v. John E. Rotelle, O. S. A., Episcopal Conference of Australia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 16, 1981No. 80-2147, 80-2196PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALD, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a dispute between lay and clerical members of the Roman Catholic Church, who also share a commercial relationship. It began as an antitrust action initiated by the Costello Publishing Co. (“Costello”) 1 against officials of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, the Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy (“BCL”), the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (“NCCB”), the United States Catholic Conference, Inc. (“USCC”), Catholic Book Publishers, Inc. (“CBP”), as well as unnamed alleged co-conspirators, publishers and retail distributors, asserting…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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3Cited by77 opinions
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