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OA791: Trump Judge Orders Religious "Sensitivity" Training From A Hate Group

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4.33.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Yes, you read that correctly. This is a classic OA deep dive, in which Liz and Andrew break down a disturbing sanctions order issued by a Trump-appointed judge in Texas who, all on his own, decided to order Southwest Airlines to fly out a bigot from the Alliance Defending Freedom to teach their lawyers how to be bigots.
It's bad.

Notes
Geidner substack
https://www.lawdork.com/p/judge-orders-adf-religious-liberty-training

Carter Amended Complaint
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215.9.0.pdf

Carter Jury verdict
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215.348.0.pdf

Court Dec. 5, 2022 Order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215.374.0_1.pdf

Southwest email of “Recent Court Decision”
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215.383.2.pdf

Southwest Opposition
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215.394.0.pdf

SPLC on ADF
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/alliance-defending-freedom

ADF intervention brief
https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/adf-ap-and-others-v-france-echr-brief.pdf

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I'll have you know, the contents of that dumpster are private.

0:07.6

You stick your nose in, you'll be violating attorney dumpster confidentiality.

0:11.5

I just want to say hello.

0:13.8

Oh, hello.

0:17.0

All right, we're done.

0:20.9

You think the language in the Second Amendment is clear enough, you know, about the right

0:23.9

to bear arms?

0:24.9

Of course, it's clear.

0:25.9

Every American has the right to hang a pair of bear arms on their wall.

0:29.0

How could that possibly be misconstrued?

0:30.8

All right, fantastic thing.

0:32.6

Wait, you know what?

0:33.6

Before we send this to the printer, let's take that abortion thing out.

0:37.3

Oh, come on, I move for a hearing on the matter.

0:41.5

What?

0:42.5

You want me to have a special motion on the admissibility of the word asshole?

0:45.7

Well, let me have asked them.

0:47.5

That's close enough.

0:48.5

What law school did you go to?

0:49.5

I'll agree to it, Your Honor.

0:50.5

You will, why?

0:51.5

I don't want any interlocutorial appeals.

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