Borgarting lagmannsrett (Borgarting Court of Appeal), judgment of 14 March 2025, “Jehovas vitner v. Staten v/Barne- og familiedepartementet”
“The State has not demonstrated in concrete terms whether, and to what extent, baptised minor members of Jehovah’s Witnesses actually experience pressure not to commit norm violations or not to withdraw, out of fear of being subjected to a disfellowshipping process ... and of losing relationships with family and friends within the religious community.”
Unanimous reversal of the District Court; findings of fact quoted in the Supreme Court judgment (para 102). The organisation was awarded costs (NOK 8.5 million per jw.org).
No online copy located.
Provenance and verification note for Borgarting lagmannsrett (Borgarting Court of Appeal), judgment of 14 March 2025, Jehovas vitner v. Staten v/Barne- og familiedepartementet
Confidence note. Judgment not opened and case number not obtained; outcome and date confirmed by the Supreme Court judgment (HR-2026-1009-A, opened), jw.org release (opened) and rett24 (opened). Quotation is the Supreme Court's English rendering of the Court of Appeal's finding.
Corroborated by. src-court-no-2026-0429-supreme-court, src-jworg-2025-0327-norway-coa-release, src-rett24-2025-0314-borgarting
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-court-no-2025-0314-borgarting