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Judge throws out claim ACLU defamed TiZA school (MN)
StarTribune.com ^ | 12/10/09 | SARAH LEMAGIE

Posted on 12/10/2009 8:44:04 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo

A federal judge has rejected claims that the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota defamed a charter school that the ACLU has accused of promoting Islam.

As a public school, Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TiZA) is a governmental body and can't sue for libel, U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank said in an order dated Wednesday.

The ACLU filed a lawsuit against TiZA in January, claiming the charter school promotes religion in violation of the Constitution's First Amendment. The school, which has campuses in Inver Grove Heights and Blaine, has denied the claims.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: aclu; tiza
We are on a roll....
1 posted on 12/10/2009 8:44:06 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: Cindy; Islaminaction

Here we go...


2 posted on 12/10/2009 8:44:59 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Merry Christmas, FReepers!!!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

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3 posted on 12/10/2009 8:45:40 PM PST by happinesswithoutpeace (You are receiving this broadcast as a dream.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
ACLU shows some consistency here.

Even better, "Separation of School and State" sounds like a good constitutional amendment to me.

4 posted on 12/10/2009 8:50:05 PM PST by secretagent
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Is there ever any good news? They just keep on chipping away.


5 posted on 12/10/2009 8:51:35 PM PST by Islaminaction
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

“claiming the charter school promotes religion in violation of the Constitution’s First Amendment.”

Meaning the school isn’t punishing them for simply expressing their religion?


6 posted on 12/10/2009 8:56:19 PM PST by RWB Patriot ("Need has never produced anything. It has only been an excuse to steal from those with ablity.")
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Now that the Muslims has set a precedent for what is acceptable, then Christians should do the same and push just as far in their charters.

The best defense against Islam is a population that is strong in its Christian faith. ( Which they are NOT going to get in any government school!)

7 posted on 12/10/2009 8:56:29 PM PST by wintertime
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To: Islaminaction

Oh...

This is good news.


8 posted on 12/10/2009 8:58:04 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Merry Christmas, FReepers!!!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Thank you for the ping, ButThreeLeftsDo.

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http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/tiza/index


9 posted on 12/10/2009 9:06:04 PM PST by Cindy
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To: RWB Patriot

The ‘school” is the problem.


10 posted on 12/10/2009 9:24:58 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Merry Christmas, FReepers!!!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

My mistake, I misread. This is good news.


11 posted on 12/10/2009 10:18:52 PM PST by Islaminaction
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To: RWB Patriot

Their religion allows lying, rape and the extortion. It is a disgrace to humanity.


12 posted on 12/10/2009 10:19:44 PM PST by Islaminaction
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Even the ACLU can be right once in a while. Amazing.


13 posted on 12/10/2009 11:15:44 PM PST by GeronL
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