In all the press attention about a certain Supreme Court order today, a few other interesting goings-on at the Court have been lost. What are they, you ask? Well, for one, a group of Orthodox Jewish ex-Yale students lost their last appeal to overturn a decision which forces them to abide by the housing code despite its conflict with their religious beliefs. In addition, the Court refused to overturn a lower court decision that Amway’s distributors can’t claim First Amendment protections when they tell customers that Procter & Gamble is associated with Satan. And lastly, the Church of Scientology won’t be allowed to reinstate its libel case against Time Magazine for its award-winning article, “Scientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power”. I’m sure that there are even more interesting cases buried in complete order list for today, too.
Oct 1, 2001 | Q