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Wednesday, December 11, 2002
 
Here's the best I've been able to come up with so far on Lott's brief, from a William M. Brinton's
Online History Books &
World Affairs Commentary.

In November, 1981 Representative Trent Lott (R. Miss.) moved the court for permission to file an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in both cases. His motion was granted at 454 U.S. 1121. As of 1995, Lott was a United States Senator from Missisasippi. In his brief, Lott argued that his Mississippi constituents were engaged in enterprises that would be threatened by the loss of tax exempt status for Goldsboro Christian Schools. It seemed clear he was referring to contributions made as to which his constituents in Mississippi claimed a deduction on their tax returns for contributions made to religious institutions in North and South Carolina, both of which were segregated. These constituents were in effect subsidizing segregation the court found inconsistent with the national interest.

- posted by Joshua @ 12:56 PM
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