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Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Kudos to Josh Marshall at www.talkingpointsmemo.com for this tidbit:
And of course, there's more. In a landmark case decided in 1983 Bob Jones University sued the government of the United States, and particularly the IRS, claiming the IRS had wrongly taken away its tax-exempt status because the school practiced racial discrimination. The Court found against Bob Jones University and another petitioner, Goldsboro Christian Schools, Inc.
Deep in the court opinion we find this little snippet noting which individuals and organizations had filed amicus briefs on behalf of BJU and Goldsboro.
Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal in No. 81-3 were filed by Earl W. Trent, Jr., and John W. Baker for the American Baptist Churches in the U.S. A. et al.; by William H. Ellis for the Center for Law and Religious Freedom of the Christian Legal Society; by Forest D. Montgomery for the National Association of Evangelicals; and by Congressman Trent Lott, pro se.
Drip, drip, drip ...
Yes, that's right. Here's the link to the case and the Lott reference is found on 461 U.S. 576. Now we need to see the brief...
Incidentally, I'm not sure that it would be good for the Democrats if Lott had to step down as Majority Leader, and someone more reasonable like Senator Frist (one rumor I heard today) took over. As Drudge says, developing . . .
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