Lovdata (Oslo tingrett), “Dom TOSL-2022-186588 / TOSL-2023-23178, Jehovas vitner v. Staten v/Barne- og familiedepartementet”
“Decisions challenged: 27 January 2022 (denial of state grant for 2021), 22 December 2022 (deregistration), 7 November 2023 (denial of grants for 2022 and 2023); annual grants at issue about NOK 16–18 million per year; approximately 12,600 registered members in 162 congregations (as summarised by the fetch tool)”
District Court upheld the State; overturned by Borgarting Court of Appeal (14 March 2025) and by the Supreme Court (30 April 2026).
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Provenance and verification note for Lovdata (Oslo tingrett), Dom TOSL-2022-186588 / TOSL-2023-23178, Jehovas vitner v. Staten v/Barne- og familiedepartementet
Confidence note. Opened the Lovdata judgment page; figures as extracted by the fetch tool from the Norwegian text — exact NOK figures per year are reported here as the judgment summary gives them, and the site labels the claim they support as supported rather than verified. Downgraded to supported after review: the page was opened but the wording or date recorded here was tool-summarised, translated or inferred rather than confirmed by eye; re-read before upgrading.
Corroborated by. src-nrk-2022-0127-nektes-statsstotte-2021, src-nrk-2026-0430-hoyesterett-ruling
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-lovdata-2024-0304-oslo-tingrett-judgment