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Divided 5th Circuit panel: Texas judge can open with prayer
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly ^ | 10/01/2022 | AP

Posted on 10/01/2022 2:21:11 PM PDT by aimhigh

A sharply divided 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has ruled that a Texas judge may start the day with prayer, overturning a decision from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

(Excerpt) Read more at masslawyersweekly.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 5thcircuit; egradyjolly; fifthcircuit; jerryesmith; judge; kennethhoyt; kennethmhoyt; kurtdengelhardt; kurtengelhardt; prayer; reaganjudge; trumpjudge
The decision: https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/21/21-20279-CV1.pdf
1 posted on 10/01/2022 2:21:11 PM PDT by aimhigh
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To: aimhigh
Kenneth M. Hoyt was the original judge in the Southern Texas district case.

Reagan judge who "grew in office", apparently...

2 posted on 10/01/2022 2:25:32 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: aimhigh

“Sharply divided?” Why? It is a no brainer...

Texas Constitution

PREAMBLE

“Humbly invoking the blessings of Almighty God, the people of the State of Texas, do ordain and establish this Constitution.”


3 posted on 10/01/2022 2:27:55 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: aimhigh

Good....hardly establishes a religion....


4 posted on 10/01/2022 2:39:54 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: aimhigh
"SHARPLY divided"

A 2:1 decision is the ONLY way a 3 judge panel can be divided. The author obviously didn't like the decision.

5 posted on 10/01/2022 2:52:59 PM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Capitalism is what happens when you leave people alone.)
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Lol! Don’t you just love the leftist spin? Why was the Obergefell Supreme Court decision which overturned the definition of marriage nationwide not sharply divided at 5-4?
6 posted on 10/01/2022 4:11:34 PM PDT by fwdude (Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
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To: aimhigh

The Marthachusetts Shyters. Venezuela’s heroes!


7 posted on 10/01/2022 5:06:40 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hey America! Biden and his band of RATS say you suck! How do you feel about that?)
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