Smith-Levin says a judge barred him from mentioning his Scientology background at a later trial

What was said

"In the second trial, I shit you not, she refused to let me even say I'm an ex Scientologist. She refused to let me say that I grew up in Scientology."

Aaron Smith-Levin alleges that, at a later trial arising from his activism, the judge prohibited him from telling the jury he was an ex-Scientologist or that he grew up in Scientology, and restricted other contextual information about why he was at a Scientology building. He argues these limits affected how jurors understood video evidence and testimony.