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COURTS

(Note centered heading below: List by Place)

appealing decisions: yb63 249-250; w61 94-95; g61 2/8 10-11; jp 176; g37 11/3 9

avoiding court cases: g79 3/8 10-12; w78 6/15 9

by arbitration: g83 2/8 15

being one’s own lawyer: g79 3/8 9-10

Bible times: w78 6/15 9-10; ad 384-386; w70 397

blood transfusion cases: g77 5/22 16-21; g77 8/8 5-9; w75 759; w74 166; g74 1/22 29; g74 5/22 19-22; w73 543-544; g73 2/22 29; g72 9/22 17-21; g71 3/22 13-14; g71 11/8 6-8; g70 6/8 13; g69 7/22 30; g68 3/8 21-24; g68 7/8 12-16; w67 511-512; g67 5/22 7, 9-10; g67 8/8 29; g67 9/22 3-10; g66 1/8 29; g66 4/8 15; g65 5/8 30; g65 8/8 12-15; g65 8/22 31; g64 1/22 12-15; g64 5/8 22-25; g64 8/8 29; g64 9/8 24-25; g64 11/22 4; g62 7/22 30

competent adults may refuse transfusions: g85 9/8 9-13

effect of forcing on adults and children: bq 35-36

lawsuit regarding baby damaged by mother’s blood transfusion: g77 10/8 30

Louisiana Supreme Court rules hospitals are liable for damages from transfusion-induced hepatitis: g81 11/8 29

preventing orders by making resistance known: w80 6/15 23

suing a blood bank because of hepatitis: g79 10/22 29

two-year-old Amy Bryant in Canada escapes transfusions: g80 11/8 20-23

child custody:

court decisions available from the Society: km 7/81 4

lesbian mother loses custody of children: g80 2/8 30

not to be determined by religious beliefs: g79 3/22 29-30

child drug dealers:

warrantless search illegal: g80 4/8 30

Christian view of worldly: w78 6/15 9-10; w73 703

cigarettes and cancer: g68 7/8 31

comment by Chief Justice Warren Burger on justice: g81 7/8 29

conduct in:

rising for judge: w60 128; g37 11/3 9; w31 319

corruption: w66 584-587; g64 11/22 3-4; g52 6/8 5-8; g44 8/2 3; g39 11/29 14-16; g31 11/25 109-114

decrease in homicide after tough sentences: g85 4/8 30

divorce:

because of religion: g73 12/22 30

visiting rights with children: w79 5/15 28

doctors’ malpractice: g70 6/8 12-13

failure: w83 2/1 8; g82 1/22 19; g74 9/8 30; g70 7/8 30

fine or imprisonment: w54 597-598; g37 11/3 9

forfeited common sense and personal responsibility (quote): g80 5/22 20

heavenly: go 98-107; w47 179, 196; w43 195

illogical decisions: g80 5/22 20

International Court of Justice: g80 3/8 29

Jesus’ trial: ad 385, 1054; w70 32; g67 2/22 27; g43 8/18 16-17; g38 2/23 15-16; w36 351; g30 4/16 478-479

Jewish: w60 595; w53 542; w44 382

juries: g75 4/8 30; w73 190-191; g56 2/8 13-15; g56 5/22 12-16

Christian view of serving on: g78 12/8 27-28; w51 574

court case regarding refusal to serve on: g78 12/8 27

laws for youthful criminals: g78 6/22 3

lawyers: g79 3/8 3-13

criminal lawyer: g77 10/8 30

lie detector: g72 12/8 30

litigation:

due to poorly worded contracts: g77 10/22 29

not wrong of itself: w78 6/15 9-10

oaths: g65 12/8 31; w63 649; g61 4/8 27; w60 352; w54 597-598; w51 95; g37 2/24 349-350; g37 6/2 562

swearing to tell truth with hand on Bible: w76 447-448

of equity: w34 355

paying fines: w75 223-224

plea bargaining: g75 11/22 9-10

problems: g79 3/8 5-6

Sanhedrin:

number of judges: w78 4/15 22

security in courtrooms: g75 4/8 29

suing a fellow Christian: w73 703-704; w63 160; w55 126-127; w54 595-596; w52 668

suing schools for poor reading ability: g76 12/8 30-31

testifying: w54 591-592, 596-598; g42 8/5 26-27; w36 347

thermography as evidence of pain: g84 3/22 31

trial of gods (Isa 44-46): w65 115-118; bf 208-226

unattractive defendants: g75 5/22 29-30

List by Place

Argentina: g79 9/8 16-19; g78 9/22 3, 8-10, 12; g77 8/22 29; g77 9/8 29; yb72 109-110

Aurelio Francisco D’Aversa v. the National Government: w85 10/15 28-29

Juan Carlos Barros v. National Council of Education: w85 10/15 28

Supreme Court orders two Witness children to be readmitted to school: w79 6/15 11; g79 5/22 29

Australia: w72 534-535

ban on Witnesses lifted: yb83 89-91

Brazil: g77 8/8 5-9

Britain:

abortion: w78 9/1 13

cost of justice: g83 11/22 29

dog as witness: g65 6/8 29

Selective Service case: yb73 133-135

tax case: yb73 131-133

Walsh v. The Lord Advocate: w55 329-332

Canada: yb79 143-144, 146-149; g76 5/8 16-20

blood transfusion issue: g80 11/8 20-23; yb79 157

Cyrenne trial (Thunder Bay, Ontario): w83 2/15 28-31

drug trafficker learns truth: yb78 13-14; g77 12/8 22

effect of Witness cases: yb79 149-152; g77 5/22 29

flag-salute cases: yb79 143-144

Greenlees v. Attorney-General for Canada: yb79 142

Supreme Court of Canada: yb79 130-131

Chile:

Seventh-Day Adventists fail in attempt to stop circulation of Watchtower: yb82 64-65

Denmark:

conscientious objector sentenced twice for same violation: g78 1/22 9-12

Finland:

house-to-house witnessing: w79 11/15 15

France: yb80 135-137

court case over smoking on train: g78 11/22 30

Germany, Federal Republic of (West):

validity of 1933 concordat between Germany and the Vatican: g80 5/22 18

Greece:

professor upholds Witnesses: yb86 24-25

victory regarding compulsory payment to build a church: yb85 42

victory regarding use of sign “House of Prayer”: w81 12/1 8

Italy: yb82 208, 210-212, 216-218

Oneda case: g84 7/8 6-11; g82 10/22 24-27

Japan:

“sunshine” lawsuits: g76 11/22 29

Liberia:

ownership of Paradise book: yb61 191; g61 12/8 8

Malawi (Nyasaland):

destruction of crops: yb63 222

Netherlands: yb86 122, 132-133, 175-176

Netherlands Antilles: g70 8/22 20-23

New Zealand:

right of Witnesses to use War Memorial Hall: yb81 246-248

Niger:

special pioneers: yb69 205-206

Norway:

street-witnessing cases: yb77 232-233

Philippines: yb78 113, 121-122

flag-salute cases: yb78 125-126

Portugal: yb83 184, 187, 197-200, 207-208, 227-228

South Africa:

purchase of cattle for sacrifice: yb63 256

Spain: yb78 199-200, 207-208, 243

judge shows kindness to Witnesses: yb78 240-241

Supreme Court: yb78 229, 232-234, 238

Swaziland:

Witness children ordered readmitted to school: g83 9/8 26-27

Tanzania (Tanganyika):

destruction of Good News booklets: yb63 218

Turkey: yb86 19; w85 4/1 28-31; w85 10/15 26; g81 6/8 25-27; g74 2/8 29

military court in Istanbul rules Witnesses are an accepted religion: g82 4/8 29

Supreme Court rules that Witness beliefs cannot harm State: w81 1/1 30

United States:

Assembly Hall construction: g85 10/22 25, 27; g77 6/22 5-10

Bethel Home case: g71 6/8 26

church disturbances: g69 9/8 30

consent needed for amputation of legs: g78 3/22 30

disease that resulted from illicit sex: w76 427

divorce court determines value of a wife’s services: g80 10/22 30

Durham rule: g61 4/8 12

father’s right: g71 9/22 30

female Witness can be “an ordained minister”: w81 3/15 19

flag raising or lowering: g77 12/22 27

house-to-house preaching: yb81 258; g80 2/8 25-28

house-to-house preaching not desecration of Sabbath (Iowa Supreme Court): g81 1/8 28

Kingdom Farm tax case: yb62 74; w61 279; g61 1/22 23

law requiring “creation science” to be taught in schools held to be unconstitutional: g83 3/8 12-15

national anthem case: g63 12/22 16-19

patients’ rights: g85 9/8 9-13; w78 6/15 11

permission to remodel Stanley Theater (New Jersey): g85 10/22 25, 27

right to give priority to religious commitments: g79 11/22 29

ruling that fetus has legal rights: g82 11/8 29

ruling that killing of fetus is murder: g80 5/22 15

ruling that man cannot be charged with murder for killing wife’s fetus (Kentucky Supreme Court): g83 6/22 30

sales tax need not be collected on literature placements (South Dakota Supreme Court): w83 6/15 28

sex-change operations: g80 5/22 20

Society’s president, officers, and representatives convicted and later exonerated: w83 7/1 18, 20-21; yb75 104-109, 111-112, 115-118; fm 120, 169-171, 270-271; jp 80-81, 86-87; w55 236-239

state Supreme Court decisions: g65 8/8 12-14; g65 8/22 31; g64 9/8 26; g64 11/22 4

taxation cases: g74 9/8 15-16

unemployment compensation for quitting because of conscience: g79 2/8 30

United Methodist Church can be held liable for damages caused by an affiliated secular enterprise: g79 6/8 29

Witness lawyer: yb75 178; w73 117, 120-122

Yoga ruled to be a religion: g79 8/8 31

U.S. Court of Appeals:

Kingdom Hall building permit: g64 8/22 29

ministers have right to do secular work (Wiggins v. United States): w81 3/15 17; g64 10/22 14-15

Witnesses are ministers (Ransom v. United States): w81 3/15 17

U.S. Supreme Court: w81 7/15 10; yb75 169, 172, 208; g74 9/22 30; g72 7/8 10-12; w71 722; g71 9/8 14-15; g71 9/22 29; g69 7/22 30; g67 6/22 9-13, 30; g67 10/22 31; w66 723; g64 7/8 29; g64 10/22 13; g63 8/22 12-15; g58 7/22 8-12; g52 5/22 5-8; g52 6/8 7-8; g43 5/26 4, 7-10; g40 5/29 3; g40 6/12 3-5; g38 6/15 25

abortion: g80 5/22 10; g77 1/8 31

flag-salute cases: sj 15; yb75 169, 172

Murdock v. Pennsylvania: w82 8/15 11-12; yb81 11; w79 7/15 17-18

“no beards” rule of supermarket chain upheld: g79 5/22 30

proper postage necessary for use of mailboxes: g81 10/22 30

refusal to teach patriotic symbolism: w80 4/15 29

school Bible reading and prayer: sj 26

school religious instruction: sj 26

states not required to finance abortions for poor: w77 572

teachers may spank children: g76 1/22 30

Zimbabwe:

legal efforts to establish the good news: yb85 121-124