Legal Opinion
The Church of Scientology of California v. Elliot Richardson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1971No. 24276PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves an alleged deprivation of rights protected by the United States Constitution and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983).
Appellant is a California non-profit corporation, organized for the ostensible purpose of disseminating religious doctrine known as “Scientology.” 1 The “Hubbard E-meter” is an instrument that is allegedly essential to the practice of Scientology. The E-meter is manufactured in the United Kingdom and is, in fact, a simple skin galvanometer that crudely measures changes in electrical resistance in the human…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. BallardSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- The Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D.C. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Founding Church of Scientology v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Drown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- United States v. Ellis Research Laboratories, Inc., and Robert W. Ellis, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Article or Device "Hubbard Electrometer"District Court, District of Columbia · 1971
- United States v. Articles of Food Clover Club Potato ChipsDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1975
- Meserey v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1977
- Continental Seafoods, Inc. v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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