Re: ACLJ's Jay Sekulow Slams Judge Sonia Sotomayor on church stateseparation

2009-05-08 Thread Don Byrd
All I have found is her dissent in Hankins v Lyght. Not much for Sekulow to hang his hat on there. I would think he would be glad for her clear embrace of the ministerial exception, even if she doesn't sound thrilled about the scope of RFRA as the majority framed it. Hardly supports his cla

RE: ACLJ's Jay Sekulow Slams Judge Sonia Sotomayor on church stateseparation

2009-05-07 Thread Marc Stern
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 Distr

Re: ACLJ's Jay Sekulow Slams Judge Sonia Sotomayor on church stateseparation

2009-05-07 Thread hamilton02
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 strengt