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Federal judge dismisses a lawsuit over makeup of Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission

First publishedJul 27, 21:44 UTC
Last updatedJul 28, 22:38 UTC · 1d ago
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A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit Monday from an interfaith group that challenged the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, dismissing claims that its overwhelmingly conservative Christian makeup lacked a legally required balance of viewpoints. Cronan said that although a federal law requires that advisory commissions have a balance of viewpoints, it didn’t specify how this should be done.

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A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit Monday from an interfaith group that challenged the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, dismissing claims that its overwhelmingly conservative Christian makeup lacked a legally required balance of viewpoints. Cronan said that although a federal law requires that advisory commissions have a balance of viewpoints, it didn’t specify how this should be done. The New York judge said Trump has wide discretion in picking members. The lawsuit was filed by several plaintiffs, including the progressive Interfaith Alliance as well as Hindu, Muslim and Sikh groups.

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A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit Monday from an interfaith group that challenged the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, dismissing claims that its overwhelmingly conservative Christian makeup lacked a legally required balance of viewpoints. Cronan said that although a federal law requires that advisory commissions have a balance of viewpoints, it didn’t specify how this should be done.
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