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Jane Doe 1 denies validity of arbitration contract, opposes Scientology stay request

Jane Doe 1’s lawsuit against Scientology, unsealed in June, contains some horrendous allegations of sexual abuse of a minor and forced marriage, but once again, Scientology has pulled out its favorite legal strategy and is trying to derail the lawsuit in favor of “religious […]

Mirriam Francis: Scientology’s system of abuse was exposed by the Danny Masterson trials

[Today’s very special guest post is by Mirriam Francis, who appeared in the second season of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath as a young Scientologist whose abuse by her father was covered up by the […]

Scientology whines that the Jane Does leaked info worse than Tom Mesereau did

[Scientology attorney Bill Forman is sticking up for Tom Mesereau]

We told you on Tuesday that Judge Upinder Kalra lifted the stay on the Bixler v. Scientology lawsuit and set a tentative trial date for September […]

Scientology’s elder abuse: The legal demand that even the church couldn’t ignore

[Graham Berry does it again]

If you’ve been watching Mike Rinder’s YouTube channel, you know he’s been detailing a horrific case of elder abuse spelled out by whistleblower Mike […]

Read Danny Masterson’s probation report that recommended state prison

One of the best things about covering Danny Masterson’s two trials was getting to know other journalists who work out of Los Angeles Superior Court. And we were especially fortunate to get to know Meghann Cuniff, who covers the stories there like a bulldog. Seriously, you should be reading her essential reporting on cases there […]

Bijou Phillips divorcing Danny Masterson: A marriage over, or a purely legal maneuver?

center>[Photo by Meghann Cuniff]

We were in the courtroom on May 31 when the verdict was read and Bijou Phillips wailed as her husband Danny Masterson was convicted of two counts of forcible rape. It was a sound we will never […]

A Julian Swartz production: The Scientology day-care from hell

Back in 2015 when we first wrote about him, there hadn’t been court testimony about Julian Swartz and his deeds as an enforcer for David […]

The Jane Doe victim statements at Danny Masterson’s sentencing: The transcript

[Listen well, Danny]

On the day of Thursday’s sentencing, we couldn’t be in Los Angeles, but we had several correspondents letting us know what was going on, including one who took detailed […]

LIVE: Meghann Cuniff’s reporting sizzled and her photos from Masterson trial were iconic

One of the reporters we got to know well as we covered Danny Masterson’s two criminal trials was Meghann Cuniff, an independent journalist who writes for her own Substack and was one of the hardest working people we saw at the […]

Danny Masterson’s attorneys ask for concurrent sentences to lessen his time

We announced last month the reasons that we would not be in court today for Danny Masterson’s sentencing. It’s a great disappointment for us not to be there, after the days we spent in both trials bringing you as much as we could during every moment of this court […]

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