Judge dismisses challenge to Trump’s religious liberty panel that it excluded faiths
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission on Monday, ruling that the advisory panel does not violate a federal requirement that presidential advisory committees be “fairly balanced.”U.S. District Judge John Cronan, a Trump nominee in New York, rejected arguments that the commission was unlawfully skewed because it included no representatives from non-Judeo-Christian faith traditions. Dan Patrick, with former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson serving as vice chairman.
- ▪A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission on Monday, ruling that the advisory panel does not violate a federal requirement that presidential advisory committees be “fairly balanced
- ▪District Judge John Cronan, a Trump nominee in New York, rejected arguments that the commission was unlawfully skewed because it included no representatives from non-Judeo-Christian faith traditions.
- ▪Dan Patrick, with former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson serving as vice chairman.
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission on Monday, ruling that the advisory panel does not violate a federal requirement that presidential advisory committees be “fairly balanced.”U.S. District Judge John Cronan, a Trump nominee in New York, rejected arguments that the commission was unlawfully skewed because it included no representatives from non-Judeo-Christian faith traditions. Recommended Stories Judge dismisses challenge to Trump’s religious liberty panel that it excluded faiths Bryan Kohberger intends to withdraw guilty plea in Idaho college murders Comey asks court to dismiss ’86 47′ seashell case Federal law requires certain presidential advisory committees to be “fairly balanced,” but Cronan said that standard does…
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