Church of the Eagle and the Condor et al v. Garland et al
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February 25, 2025
Ayahuasca Church Appeals To 9th Circ. In $2M Atty Fee Fight
A Phoenix-based church is appealing to the Ninth Circuit a decision denying it more than $2 million in attorney fees after reaching a deal with the federal government to allow it to use ayahuasca for religious purposes.
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July 31, 2024
Ayahuasca Church Can't Get $2.1M For Atty Fees
Attorneys for a Phoenix-based church won't get their fees increased or have any part of their pay covered by the government, an Arizona federal judge has ruled, saying the church is not the winning party in its suit against several federal agencies because the court "never placed its stamp of approval" on a deal that allows the church to use ayahuasca.
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July 05, 2024
DOJ Says Ayahuasca Church Doesn't Deserve $2.2M Fees
The U.S. government is urging an Arizona federal judge to deny a Phoenix church's request for $2.2 million in fees and costs following a settlement allowing it to use ayahuasca in its religious practices, saying no fees are warranted for an unnecessary suit that would've reached the same resolution through normal processes.
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June 18, 2024
Ayahuasca Church Says DOJ Should Pay $2.2M Legal Fees
A Phoenix-based church that secured a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice allowing it to legally use ayahuasca for its religious practices is now asking an Arizona federal court to make the government pay $2.2 million, covering the costs of litigating the case and giving its attorneys an "appropriate" bonus.
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April 22, 2024
Ayahuasca Church Settles Religious Freedom Suit With Feds
A Phoenix-based church that uses the psychedelic ayahuasca as a sacrament announced Monday that it had reached a legal settlement in Arizona federal court with a slew of federal agencies to ensure its religious right to access the federally controlled substance.
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July 11, 2023
Psychedelics Litigation To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2023
A trade secret spat over research into psychedelic-assisted therapy. A Ninth Circuit battle to push the DEA to allow terminally ill patients to access psilocybin. And a trio of lawsuits brought by organizations that use controlled substances as sacraments seek to affirm their religious rights in separate federal appeals. Here are the major cases in the psychedelics space Law360 is watching for the second half of 2023.