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5th Circ. Encouraged to block “coercive” prayers in the courtroom

By Rebecca Vega
November 22, 2021
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By Khorri Atkinson (Nov 22, 2021, 6:04 p.m. EST) – Atheist advocacy group and pseudonymous lawyer urge Fifth Circuit to uphold lower court order preventing local Texas judge from conducting prayer ceremonies in the courtroom, claiming the practice violates the First Amendment and violates the United States Supreme Court rulings which they say allow legislative prayer but do not extend to courtrooms.

Freedom from Religion Foundation Inc. and a housing attorney identified as John Roe said in a brief brief Friday that Roe appeared several times before Montgomery County Justice of the Peace Wayne Mack and had to turn down the work of potential clients who forced him to appear. before…

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