United States Ninth Circuit
Headley v. Church of Scientology Int'l, 10-56266
In a suit by two former ministers against the Church of Scientology claiming they were forced to provide labor in violation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, district court's judgment in favor of the defendant is affirmed, as the plaintiffs have not established a genuine issue of fact regarding whether they were victims of forced-labor violations. Moreover, the district court was right to recognize that courts may not scrutinize many aspects of the minister-church relationship in basing its rulings on the ministerial exception.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/24/2012
- Published 07/24/2012
Judges
- O'Scannlain
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit