Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Unification Church of America
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 3, 1980No. 72, Docket 80-7324PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of the age-old conflict between parents and their offspring occurring when the latter affiliate with a new, and perhaps different, sect that at least purports to be religious in nature. Appellants are so-called “deprogrammers” who work on behalf of parents in what they characterize as an effort to restore new converts of unorthodox religious groups to society by dissuading them from their new-found beliefs.1 In this case the deprogrammers have brought suit against the Unification Church of America (“Unification Church”), its president, Neil Salonen,…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Fischer v. MaloneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Board of Education v. Farmingdale Classroom Teachers Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Hauser v. BartowNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Brown v. ReardonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Joseph Montalbano v. Easco Hand Tools, Inc., the Moore Company, the Stanley Works, Nannen American Corporation and Oh Industries, Rickles Home CentersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Ellis Gaspard and Opal Gaspard v. United States of America, Dennis Ronald Sheehan and Nellie Katherine Sheehan, Husband and Wife v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Mayor and Council v. Klockner & KlocknerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
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