ACLJ's Jay Sekulow Slams Judge Sonia Sotomayor on church state separation
I thought members of this list might be interested in an interview of the ACLJ's Jay Sekulow that ran on Fox News last Friday discussing possible replacements for Justice Souter with much of the time spent discussing Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Although Sekulow never mentioned any specific opinion or statement from Judge Sotomayor, he claimed that she is much further to the left than Justice Ginsburg or Justice Souter. Sekulow also referred to winning a recent ten commandments case before the US Supreme Court with a 9-0 vote and said he thinks the vote would have been 8-1 if Judge Sotomayor were on the Court because she has a very, very strict view of church state separation. You can find the full 7 minute interview on the Fox News website at: _http://tinyurl/JudgeSlam_ (http://tinyurl/JudgeSlam) Or, if you forgive the self-promotion, you can see the relevant clips interspersed with critical commentary in my 4 minute 20 second YouTube video titled Fox News Slams Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court? at _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZXZAjtXJ5s_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZXZAjtXJ5s) I thought it particularly appropriate to post my video to this list because I actually provide a link to one of my previous posts to this list in the video. See _http://tinyurl.com/DishonestJay_ (http://tinyurl.com/DishonestJay) My question for the members of this list: Are there any specific opinions or statement from Judge Sotomayor that back up Jay Sekulow's characterization of her as much further to the left than Justice Ginsburg or Justice Souter or of her having a very, very strict view of church state separation? Allen Asch **Big savings on Dell’s most popular laptops. Now starting at $449! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222382499x1201454962/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B214663472%3B36502367%3Bg) ___ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
Re: ACLJ's Jay Sekulow Slams Judge Sonia Sotomayor on church stateseparation
I just don't understand this. Does Jay not understand that he just made the case for Sotomayer stronger? With Specter (who is not hostile to the Est Cl) now among the Democrats and a 60th vote to avoid a filibuster, complaining she is strong on sep of church and state is playing to her strength. One of the most serious fears for a lot of groups about the post Rehnquist Court has been that the Establishment Clause would disappear. Marci Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: aa...@aol.com Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 15:49:37 To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: ACLJ's Jay Sekulow Slams Judge Sonia Sotomayor on church state separation ___ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others. ___ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
RE: ACLJ's Jay Sekulow Slams Judge Sonia Sotomayor on church stateseparation
The unanimous 10 commandments case Sekulow refers to is obviously Summum--and that case by its very terms decided no Establishment Clause issue. Nothing like honest reporting. As to her opinions,is he possibly referring the Bronx Household of Prayer case (in either the Court of Appeals or the District Court) ?.I don't think she sat in the 2nd Circuits foray into Christmas observances in the public schools. Marc Stern From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of aa...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 3:50 PM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: ACLJ's Jay Sekulow Slams Judge Sonia Sotomayor on church stateseparation I thought members of this list might be interested in an interview of the ACLJ's Jay Sekulow that ran on Fox News last Friday discussing possible replacements for Justice Souter with much of the time spent discussing Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Although Sekulow never mentioned any specific opinion or statement from Judge Sotomayor, he claimed that she is much further to the left than Justice Ginsburg or Justice Souter. Sekulow also referred to winning a recent ten commandments case before the US Supreme Court with a 9-0 vote and said he thinks the vote would have been 8-1 if Judge Sotomayor were on the Court because she has a very, very strict view of church state separation. You can find the full 7 minute interview on the Fox News website at: http://tinyurl/JudgeSlam Or, if you forgive the self-promotion, you can see the relevant clips interspersed with critical commentary in my 4 minute 20 second YouTube video titled Fox News Slams Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court? at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZXZAjtXJ5s I thought it particularly appropriate to post my video to this list because I actually provide a link to one of my previous posts to this list in the video. See http://tinyurl.com/DishonestJay My question for the members of this list: Are there any specific opinions or statement from Judge Sotomayor that back up Jay Sekulow's characterization of her as much further to the left than Justice Ginsburg or Justice Souter or of her having a very, very strict view of church state separation? Allen Asch Big savings on Dell's most popular laptops. Now starting at $449! http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222382499x1201454962/aol?redir =http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B214663472%3B36502367%3Bg ___ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
