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Tony Ortega is a journalist who was formerly the editor of The Village Voice. He's written about Scientology since 1995, and in May 2015 released a book about Scientology's harassment of Paulette Cooper titled 'The Unbreakable Miss Lovely.' He continues to monitor breaking developments in the Scientology world from an undisclosed location in an underground bunker he shares with four cats and one of them wrinkly Shar Pei dogs. Despite his super-secret security protections, you can still reach him pretty easily by sending him a message at tonyo94 AT gmail.com (Drop him a line if you'd like to get an e-mail whenever a new story is posted.) [Header image courtesy John Rickard]

Dave’s winning streak: Has Scientology made itself lawsuit-proof?

Last Friday evening, we got the news that another lawsuit filed by former Scientologists had been torpedoed by a […]

So David Miscavige is now a defendant: But can the trafficking lawsuit avoid arbitration?

[You got him, Valeska]

Naturally, after yesterday’s news that David Miscavige had finally been found by a court to be evading service in the Baxter v. Scientology labor trafficking lawsuit, and that the court had officially named him a defendant in the case, there was much rejoicing in the […]

Judge in labor trafficking lawsuit refuses relief for ex-Scientology trio: Bad omen?

[Judge Thomas Barber. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM]

Is it nailbiting time in the Baxter v Scientology […]

‘Arbitration,’ again: Here’s Scientology motion to derail new labor trafficking lawsuit

Last week, we reported that Scientology had tipped its hand that, once again, it would be trying to derail a lawsuit filed by former Scientologists with its “religious arbitration” […]

Scientology will try to derail new labor trafficking lawsuit with ‘arbitration’ strategy

[Plaintiff Valeska Paris and the Freewinds]

Scientology is still several days away from its deadline to make its first answer to the major new labor trafficking lawsuit that was filed against the church in April, but in a new court document, Scientology’s attorneys have revealed that they will be using their favorite strategy to try and […]

Trafficking lawsuit: In Scientology, the tables turn quickly on abusers and the abused

[The new lawsuit focuses on hellish tales from Scientology’s cruise ship by Valeska Paris and others]

One of the really remarkable things about the new labor trafficking lawsuit filed against the Church of Scientology is that its 88-page complaint names so many […]

Here’s the new labor trafficking lawsuit against Scientology: Dive in!

[Valeska Paris, in the Sea Org]

Well, we chose a great day for a long bike ride to have lunch with an old friend. While we were out, a new lawsuit was filed in Tampa and covered by Tracey McManus at the Tampa Bay Times and Ben Schneiders at the Sydney Morning […]

Here’s Scientology’s petition for rehearing in Masterson lawsuit, arguing that court blew it

[Chrissie Bixler and Scientology’s attorneys, Forman and Hinks]

Gene Maddaus at Variety broke the news this afternoon that Scientology had filed a petition with a California appeals court, asking for a rehearing after a recent big loss in the lawsuit filed by Danny Masterson’s rape […]

SCIENTOLOGY ARBITRATION DENIED: Appeals court revives lawsuit by Masterson accusers

[Chrissie Carnell-Bixler and Danny Masterson]

In a 39-page ruling, a California appeals court struck down a lower court’s decision that had derailed the lawsuit filed by Danny Masterson’s rape accusers against the That ’70s Show actor and against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David […]

ELEVENTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS SCIENTOLOGY ARBITRATION, DENIES GARCIA APPEAL

[The Garcias and Judge Whittemore]

The same day that the appeal by Danny Masterson’s accusers was heard in Los Angeles regarding Scientology’s ‘religious arbitration,’ the federal Eleventh Circuit handed down its long-awaited ruling in the appeal by Luis and Rocio Garcia regarding the same subject. And for the Garcias, it’s bad news: the federal appeals court […]

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