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Appeals court vacates Tangipahoa prayer decision
2theadvocate.com ^ | Jul 25, 2007 | DAVID J. MITCHELL

Posted on 07/25/2007 9:15:15 PM PDT by rvoitier

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has vacated a lower court decision against the Tangipahoa Parish School Board over board meeting prayers, saying the plaintiffs did not show they had standing to file suit.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: 5thcircuit; aclu; establishmentclause; prayers; publicsquare; ruling

1 posted on 07/25/2007 9:15:25 PM PDT by rvoitier
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To: rvoitier

Momentary sanity.


2 posted on 07/25/2007 9:19:07 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: PetroniusMaximus

The ACLU must be spinning in their gucci loafers, Federal Courts are actually looking at a plaintiff’s standing before reviewing the merits of a case...

*GASP*


3 posted on 07/25/2007 9:42:39 PM PDT by padre35 (Conservative in Exile.)
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To: padre35

You may have struck on the key to the kingdom.


4 posted on 07/25/2007 10:46:09 PM PDT by rvoitier (Democrat Party, not Democratic Party.)
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