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Scientology dispute hits Bexar courts - San Antonio Express
3 February 2012, 4:11 pm
By John MacCormack

One side argued passionately about freedom of speech and religion, and the other side spoke matter-of-factly about contractual obligations.

And at the end of a Friday hearing in San Antonio about a widely watched legal fight between the Church of Scientology and a former top church official who sent a critical e-mail on New Year's Eve, the judge basically punted.

With a trial set for next week on the church's suit against Debbie Cook and her husband, Wayne Baumgarten, Judge Janet Littlejohn declined to lift a temporary restraining order after being assured it will not cripple the couple's defense.

“There is no reason you cannot accumulate evidence and talk to witnesses for trial next week,” she told Cook's lawyer, Ray Jeffrey.

“Other than that, they are restrained by the order,” she added.

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