July 9, 2009
Supreme Court Nominee’s Religious Liberty Decisions Are Few, Watchdog Group’s Report Says
Americans United for Separation of Church and State today reiterated its call for the Senate Judiciary Committee to question Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on issues relating to religious liberty and church-state separation.
The committee is scheduled to begin hearings on Sotomayor on Monday. In advance of that, Americans United has released a report listing Sotomayor’s rulings on church-state issues.
“Sotomayor’s church-state rulings are few in number,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. “We need more information, and we’re relying on the Judiciary Committee to get it.”
AU’s examination of Sotomayor’s record found rulings in areas such as prisoners’ religious liberty rights, the display of religious symbols on public property and teacher-led prayer in public schools.
More:
http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2009/07/au-urges-senate-judiciary.html