Legal Opinion
Naoko Ohno v. Yuko Yasuma
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2013No. 11-55081PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Our case involves novel issues concerning the enforcement of foreign-country money judgments that assertedly implicate the defendant’s freedom of religion. Naoko Ohno sued Yuko Yasuma and the Saints of Glory Church (collectively, “the Church”) in Japan, alleging that they had tortiously induced her to transfer nearly all of her assets to the Church. The Japanese courts awarded Ohno a $1.2 million tort judgment.
The Church contends that the judgment imposes liability for its religious teachings, in violation of its constitutional right to free exercise of religion.…
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