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Sunday, July 08, 2007

Ind. Decisions - More on: How long has it been since the 7th Circuit heard oral arguments in the legislative prayer case?

The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette's weekly Political Notebook picks up today on the ILB entry from July 3rd on the legislative prayer case, still awaiting a ruling. From today's papers:

Prayer case lingers on

Statehouse insiders are still awaiting a decision by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Indiana’s legislative prayer case.

Oral arguments were heard in September with little happening in the case since then.

Except one thing.

In December, those who sued over the overtly Christian prayers proffered from the House podium filed to remove former Speaker Brian Bosma’s name from the official caption – or title – of the case.

A judge granted the motion in January so that the suit now names the “Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Indiana General Assembly.”

Which, frankly, is what it said in the beginning of the suit.

But Bosma in July 2005 petitioned to have his name specifically added to the suit.

The ILB remembers when Rep. Bosma moved to add his name to the suit, but was unaware of a successful motion "to remove former Speaker Brian Bosma’s name from the official caption – or title – of the case." The 7th Circuit resources still use "Hindrichs v. Bosma ." Unfortunately, the item only states "A judge granted the motion in January."

Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 8, 2007 09:53 AM
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