acslaw.org - 10/15/2009
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In last night's segment, "The Word," Stephen Colbert took on the exchange between attorney Peter Eliasburg and Justice Antonin Scalia during the recent oral argument in Salazar v. Buono, involving a religious symbol on public land.
"Scalia knows it's just two pieces of wood ...
acslaw.org - 10/12/2009
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By Daniel Mach, Director of Litigation, ACLU Program
on Freedom of Religion and Belief . Mr. Mach...
is a co-counsel for the plaintiff in Salazar v. Buono . The Supreme Court heard argument last Wednesday in Salazar v. Buono , an ...
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... Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert has weighed in on last week’s argument in Salazar v. Buono, as always providing a humorous angle on this contentious case. On his show on Tuesday, Colbert lampooned the arguments on both sides of the debate (“unfortunately, our tradition of separation of church and state too often separates church and state”), highlighting the exchange between Justice Scalia and ACLU lawyer Peter Eliasberg. Colbert’s segment can be viewed at ACSblog. ...
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