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The Leah Remini v. Scientology appeal hearing: The full transcript!

[Justices Goorvitch, Lui, and Richardson]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We hope you had a chance to join us yesterday as we watched the hearing in Leah Remini’s lawsuit against Scientology streamed online from Los Angeles. Today, we have the []

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Today: Leah Remini’s Scientology lawsuit gets a hearing in Los Angeles and we can tune in!

[Leah Remini and attorney Amit R. Vora]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: It’s been almost 3 years since Leah Remini filed her ‘Fair Game’ lawsuit against Scientology. The case has been held up by an appeal of an early ruling, []

More political sniping over Scientology in Clearwater: Mark Bunker’s reaction

[Once again the Latvalas are clashing with Clearwater councilman Mannino]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Pinellas Commissioner Chris Latvala has posted another statement complaining about Clearwater Councilmember Mike Mannino and records requests being made by Scientology. Juicy! We’ve asked former []

US senators want answers about killed investigation into clemency for Scientologist

[Senators Richard Blumenthal and Ruben Gallego]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Two US senators are pressing for answers about how the DOJ killed an investigation into how clemency was granted to a fraudster who happens to be a Scientology donor. []

After Clearwater cave, Scientology breaks ground on L. Ron Hubbard Hall on August 1

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Only a month after Clearwater’s council voted to turn over a downtown street to Scientology, church leader David Miscavige is wasting no time, announcing that on August 1 he’ll preside over a ground-breaking ceremony []

Is the new Scientology kids initiative flagging already?

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In March, Tom Cruise and John Travolta were in the front row when Scientology leader David Miscavige unveiled a new initiative aimed at kids. But could the children of Scientologists be showing less than []

When Scientology just isn’t enough to satiate your inner seeker

Lance hanging with UT Austin frat bros]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In the past we’ve kept our eyes on Scientology figures who try to insert themselves into local politics. So when a reader notified us about a character in []

Sheila Gaiman (Neil’s mum) shows up in a new Scientology promotion

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Ah, the Gaimans. You can’t talk about the history of Scientology in the UK without taking them into consideration, can you? And so it’s interesting to get a new glimpse of the matriarch of []

Our legal expert looks at the state’s response to Scientology’s amicus for Danny Masterson

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We couldn’t wait to see what our appellate expert, TX Lawyer, had to say about the California attorney general’s response to Scientology’s amicus brief, which the church submitted in an attempt to get Danny []

Here’s the attorney general’s masterful response to Scientology’s ‘amicus’ for Danny Masterson

[State AG Rob Bonta and his deputy Blythe Leszkay take on Danny and Scientology]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: It’s a mystery why major media isn’t telling you that Scientology is trying to spring Danny Masterson from prison with an []