European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday december a 1987 2 groups get reprieve from court fines Washington a the supreme court Mon to ii Rcd 1o decide whether a lawsuit seeking to strip tin roman f Ailin Lic Church or ils tax exempt status Bec Uusi of the Church s ainu Ahn Linn lobbying should Tito trial. Monday s action spares Kir now the . Catholic conference and the National c inference of Catholic Bishops from having to pay 5100,000 a Day in Eon Lempel of coun fines for not surrendering information sought in the suit. The Catholic conference and Catholic Bishops con Ference arc the in principal National organizations of inc roman Catholic Church in the United Stales. Lawyers for the Church and ils agencies contend that they should not be held in contempt Kir refusing to cooperate because the underlying lawsuit is flawed. So far. The Federal courts have been insensitive to the jurisdictional objections raised by the government and by the  said monsignor Daniel f. Hoye general Secretary of the National conference of Catho Lic Bishops. We arc very pleased that the court has decided to hear this Case. We Hope that this action signals that a favourable end to this burdensome and Ini Rusic ease is in  pro Choice organizations and individuals who support the 1973 supreme court decision legalizing abortion sued Llic internal Revenue service and the Secretary of the Treasury in 1980. The Church and its various entities were named As defendants but were dropped from the Case in 1982. The suit seeks to Force the government to revoke the Church s As exempt status assess Back taxes and order i hat Money donated to the Church May nol be claimed As charitable tax deductions. The suit says the government by not forcing Church compliance with the Federal lax code s limits on Politi Cal lobbying by tax exempt groups is giving the Church a subsidy unavailable to pro Choice groups also Politi Cally Active but not tax exempt. An earlier attempt by the government o kill the suit was rejected without comment by the supreme court last year. Supreme court Roundup . District judge Ruben i. Carter in new York City ruled thai the Church wus in civil contempt after it refused to Supply certain records to those who sued the the Church has not been required to pay the ,000-a-Day fines while the contempt ruling was being appealed. The 2nd . Circuit court of appeals last june 4 rejected the Church s arguments thai the suit should have been thrown out because those who hied it Lack the proper Legal standing. By a 2 1 Vole the appeals court ruled thai the Church s Challenge to the contempt citation could succeed Only if the irial judge lacks even Colo Rable Juris diction Over the underlying  the appeals court then added that the suit is More than a taxpayer Effort id have the tax Laws enforced ind More than a taxpayer Effort to complain of tax exemptions of others thai might violate the constitutionally required separation of Church and slate. The plaintiffs have claimed direct personal injury arising from the fact thai the government s failure to enforce the political action limitations of the tax code has placed the plaintiffs at a competitive disadvantage with inc Catholic Church in the Arena of Public adv Icicy on important Public issues the 2nd circuit court said. That is a substantial basis on which to predicate  the Church s Appeal was supported by the Reagan administration and numerous religious organizations. Government lawyers argued that those who sued arc essentially seeking to exercise control Over he executive Branch s allocation of its Law enforcement  pc milling the present Case to proceed to trial would encourage similar suits by third parties dissatisfied with the lax treatment of other groups with whose views they disagree the said. Even if such suits ultimately fail on the merits episcopal priest wants 2nd child had daughter by inset Naff on Washington a an unmarried episcopal Piricsi who in 19b6 bore a child through artificial insemination says in has worked out so Well she plans to repeal the process next month in Hopes of giving her 15-Monlh-old daughter b brother or sister. Lesley Northup 40, said she heard some rumblings from Church institutions after she wrote an article for a Church journal this fall about the con caption of her daughter l Vii but Church leaders friends and family members generally arc supportive. The fact thai one can Start a family build family life without a male being in it seems to be threatening she said. Church parishes have been extremely supportive she said in a Washington i Osl interview. Northup said she decided to make Public her decision about her Daugh Ter because "1 think it is time to examine All the assumptions ubut the family thai Are taken for granted. "1 feel that what 1 have divine is to deliberately create a Loving family unit. Northup leaches writing at the University of Maryland and liturgies at Virginia theological Seminary. She does nol serve As a full Lime priest but fills in at parishes that Are Between neck prs and is licensed 10 function As a priest in the Washington diocese. Because she is run a full time Par ish priest in Washington she remains under the ecclesiastical supervision of Bishop haul Moore of new York who ordained her in 1982. I have no intention of disciplining her criticizing her or condemning Lesley Northup an ordained episcopal priest Wii daughter Evan. Her Moore Lold the newspaper i Don t see that she has in any Way Bro Ken any of the  Northup gave birth to Evan after being inseminated on three successive nights in december 1985 with the sperm of three unmarried donors including two priests to agreed to forgo ant claim 10 paternal rights and Hae had no involvement in the child s life. She refuses to speculate on who is the father. Northup said her daughter is very Active and should t suffer from her unusual origins. She said she does t Rule out the possibility of marriage and t More conventional family m lie future hut for now. Hopi to Cun Cene another child Nel month h they could be used for purposes of securing information. For utilisation in Public debate us Well As a Means of turning she courts Pic selves into Arenas for political debate the government lawyers added. In other action inc court agreed to consider letting Ari Ona prosecutors use an accused burglar s confession As evidence against him by narrowing slightly criminal suspects so called Miranda rights. The court said it will decide whether Tucson police violated Ronald w. Roberson s rights by questioning him about a burglary after he had refused to discuss another burglary until conferring with a lawyer. Rebuffed an Effort by cigarette makers to limit Public Access to information used in lawsuits Over the alleged dangers of smoking. The court without comment left intact a ruling that allows people suing inc manufacturers to share inc information with others. Refused to order Public school officials in new York to provide special nursing care for a child suffer ing from a severe respiratory disorder. The court without comment rejected arguments hat Federal Law requires thai care he provided so the child can attend school. Asked the Reagan admin i station for its views on subjecting military veterans disability benefits to Cali fornia s  Law when icy divorce. The justices said they want to hear what the administration thinks of a lower court ruling that the state required splitting of benefits with sex spouses does not violate Federal Taw. Refused to hear an Appeal by a defense contractor accused of exposing workers 10 dangerous Levels of a clean ing solvent. The court without comment let stand a ruling that gave a Broad interpretation to Federal safety standards. The Catholic Church Case is . Catholic Confer ence is. Abortion rights Mobili Alton 87-416, sen. Chiles won t seek re election Washington a sen Lawlon Chiles a Fla. Chairman of he Senate budget committee and a i rec term vet eran of the Senate will not seek re elec Tion his staff said monday. Chiles. 57, was to announce at a news conference later in the Day that he has decided nol to seek a fourth term. Chiles is the third democratic senator All committee chairmen not to seek re election in 1988. The others arc sen. John Plennis of Mississippi head of the appropriations committee and William Proxmire of Wisconsin chairman of the banking committee. Republicans Paul Tribly of Virginia. Dan Evans of Washington and Robert Stafford of Vermont also have announced plans to leave the Senate. Chiles was facing a Lough re election Campaign in 1988, with rep. Connie Mack a Republican in the race to win Bis seat. He s burned out spokesman Dennis Beai said of Chiles decision. Chiles tried but failed three years ago to oust Senate Pem cratic Leader Rob Ert c. Byrd of Ecsi Virginia. He had been mentioned prominently in speculation about an eventual successor to Byrd. Some senators believe Byrd will not seek another term As party Leader in i he Senate. Chiles retirement could pave the Way for Tennessee sen. Jim Sasser to become chairman of the Dpi gel com Millie if the democrats act in control of the Senate in the 1988 fled inns. Sasser ranks behind fax Morats e Rnest Dolhn goof South car Olina and Bennett Johnie in of Louisiana to Stii Writy Etui kith l them already hold com m 11 us  and Mould cum. M Lelieu Irish thuse posts Loellke Clin Tinl in the in jct luiu1