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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.
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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
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posted on
10/01/2022 2:21:11 PM PDT
by
aimhigh
To: aimhigh
Kenneth M. Hoyt was the original judge in the Southern Texas district case.
Reagan judge who "grew in office", apparently...
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posted on
10/01/2022 2:25:32 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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.”
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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)
To: aimhigh
Good....hardly establishes a religion....
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posted on
10/01/2022 2:39:54 PM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
( )
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.
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posted on
10/01/2022 2:52:59 PM PDT
by
norwaypinesavage
(Capitalism is what happens when you leave people alone.)
To: norwaypinesavage
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?
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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)
To: aimhigh
The Marthachusetts Shyters. Venezuela’s heroes!
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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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