Last night, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Broadbelt posted his tentative ruling before today’s hearing in Jane Doe 1’s forced-marriage lawsuit, and wow, it’s the kind of thing that many people have been waiting to hear about Scientology “religious arbitration” from a judge for a long time.
Excellent quoting of the judge's upcoming decision, which we'll see at 10am what comes out.
What is also always amazing is that there is a journalist like Tony so on top of this ongoing Scientology side legal tactics, and plaintiffs' cases today.
It was not like this ever, this type of detailed explaining and coverage daily, like Tony does, ever in the history of Scientology. Rare excellent articles and TV coverage would be done, years apart.
Nothing like the daily coverage, uptodate, like Tony's coverage and explaining.
Good judges, wanted, and some are out there. (I can't imagine even being a lawyer, let alone being a judge, I have to give praise to them for putting their smarts into service like they do, when they do weigh things in an open balanced way.)
That’s more like it! Congrats to plaintiff’s legal team and to plaintiff. Expecting that the criminal organisation known as the “church” of $cientology will make loud noises about “church!” and constitutional amendments etc etc.
This sane ruling shows that Scientology is no longer able to use the law to unjustly exploit ex-members. This is huge and this is going to reverberate through the ex-community. The Scientology bully is exposed for the abject coward it is. Once this judgment is final it should be sent to all current members of Hubbard/Miscavige’s toxic organization.
"Scientology itself doesn’t give up that right to sue the church member." The clampire always weights down the roulette table for their benefit. Finally, the unconscionable contract has been slapped down. Down until the appeals courts get dragged in to it. The marathon continues but the first big hill has been passed.
From J R R Tolkiens's famous essay "On Fairy Stories", a must-read if you haven't. Talking about his famously coined new word, "eucatastrophe". Quoting from Andrew Lang's "Prince Prigio":
Such happiness this brings! I am a Christian, so NOT an anti religious bigot, but abuse is abuse no matter what the religion or organization and should not be allowed to continue.
Yes, "this is huge"!
Excellent quoting of the judge's upcoming decision, which we'll see at 10am what comes out.
What is also always amazing is that there is a journalist like Tony so on top of this ongoing Scientology side legal tactics, and plaintiffs' cases today.
It was not like this ever, this type of detailed explaining and coverage daily, like Tony does, ever in the history of Scientology. Rare excellent articles and TV coverage would be done, years apart.
Nothing like the daily coverage, uptodate, like Tony's coverage and explaining.
Good judges, wanted, and some are out there. (I can't imagine even being a lawyer, let alone being a judge, I have to give praise to them for putting their smarts into service like they do, when they do weigh things in an open balanced way.)
I urge all to support the Tony Ortega substack.
That’s more like it! Congrats to plaintiff’s legal team and to plaintiff. Expecting that the criminal organisation known as the “church” of $cientology will make loud noises about “church!” and constitutional amendments etc etc.
It states right on their website that x members have no right to scientology justice. So how can they be subject to its arbitrary arbitration?
This should have been clarified years ago.
Hope this goes far and wide for all the cases.
Thank you, Judge Broadbelt. It's about time that a judge finally gets it.
This sane ruling shows that Scientology is no longer able to use the law to unjustly exploit ex-members. This is huge and this is going to reverberate through the ex-community. The Scientology bully is exposed for the abject coward it is. Once this judgment is final it should be sent to all current members of Hubbard/Miscavige’s toxic organization.
Yes! Finally a judge with some balls!
Wow!
"Scientology itself doesn’t give up that right to sue the church member." The clampire always weights down the roulette table for their benefit. Finally, the unconscionable contract has been slapped down. Down until the appeals courts get dragged in to it. The marathon continues but the first big hill has been passed.
From J R R Tolkiens's famous essay "On Fairy Stories", a must-read if you haven't. Talking about his famously coined new word, "eucatastrophe". Quoting from Andrew Lang's "Prince Prigio":
Seven long years I served for thee
The glassy hill I clamb for thee
The bluidy shirt I wrang for thee
Wilt not thou wauken and turn to me?
"He heard and turned to her."
I also think of Kafka's famous essay "Before the Law". And MLK's famous quote about the arc of the moral universe, https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/11/15/arc-of-universe/
Lots of good reading suggestions this morning, including "Calllooh callay, oh frabjous day!"
It is a shame that this will be appealed by Scientology lawyers. At least the Judge has given the appeals court food for thought.
Such happiness this brings! I am a Christian, so NOT an anti religious bigot, but abuse is abuse no matter what the religion or organization and should not be allowed to continue.