United States v. An Article or Device, Hubbard Electrometer, decided by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in 1971, is the court's own written opinion, by Judge Gerhard Gesell, on a Food and Drug Administration seizure of Scientology E-meters and related literature. As the primary judicial record itself, it is fully authoritative for what the court actually ruled, which is the fact this atlas cites it for. It is a legal ruling on a regulatory question, not an independent study of Scientology's beliefs or practices generally.
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United States v. An Article or Device, Hubbard Electrometer, decided by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in 1971, the top tier reflecting that it is the court's own written opinion, the primary judicial record itself, fully authoritative for what the court actually ruled, notwithstanding that it is a legal ruling on a regulatory question rather than an independent study of Scientology's beliefs generally. NotesDecided 30 July 1971 by Judge Gerhard Gesell, on a Food and Drug Administration seizure of E-meters and literature.
Citation
AuthorUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia
PublisherUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia
Publication Year1971
URLhttps://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/333/357/1606969/
Source TypeCase law
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)
This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 critiqued Here. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- New Religious Movements, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 critiqued Here, 1 general references.
- Historical Figures, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
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