Fifth Circuit First Amendment Case Law (Tex.App.- Houston)
Harvest House Publishers v. The Local Church (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 5, 2006)(Radack)(cert. denied) (religion, first amendment, libel suit by church against publisher over cult labeling, interlocutory appeal, media) REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND RENDER JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-04-00231-CV Harvest House Publishers, John Ankerberg, and John Weldon v. The Local Church, et al.Appeal from 80th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Kent C. Sullivan)
Greanias v. Metrolitan (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] June 8, 2006)(Taft) [church dispute, first amendment, jurisdiction] AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Taft and Nuchia) 01-04-00786-CV Basil Greanias, James F. Bellos, Argo Georgandis, Chris A. Nickolas, Gus E. Pappas, James S. Pappas, Spiro J. Pappas, Peter J. Petkas, Fran A. Pond and Bruce Rollins v. Metropolitan Isaiah, Father Gabriel Karambis, Spyros Catechis, Vasso Jacomides, Chris Kaitson, A. J. Kantalis, Theodore X. Koinis, Nicolas Kyriazis, Constantine S. Llollio, Richard McGee, Sofia Petrou, Martha Stefanidakis and John Zavitsanos Appeal from 133rd District Court of Harris County