Founding Church of Scientology v. United States
Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D. C. v. United States
Founding Church of Scientology v. United States, 396 U.S. 963 (1969)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.
How later courts describe this case
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(declining to hold summarily that plaintiff is a religion; claim of religious status is subject to contradiction by showing of insincerity of beliefs)
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(prima facie case of Church's religious status made out on record of that case, where no government opposition)
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(issue of whether Scientology and “auditing” are religious, or are false labeling of medical devices)
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