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In the
Stephen M. Crampton
Special Counsel
Thomas More Society
Counsel of Record
P.O. Box 4506
Tupelo, MS 38803
ph: 662-255-9439
smcrampton@hotmail.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................... i
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES .................................... ii
INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE ......................... 1
SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT.................................. 2
REASONS FOR GRANTING THE WRIT .............. 3
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
Cases
Baird v. State Bar of Ariz., 401 U.S. 1 (1971) passim
Cantwell v. Conn., 310 U.S. 296 (1940)................... 5
Capitol Square Review & Advisory Bd. v. Pinette,
515 U.S. 753 (1995) ................................................ 12
Everson v. Bd. of Educ., 330 U.S. 1 (1947) .............. 6
Ex parte Garland, 71 U.S. 333 (1867) ..................... 4
Gentile v. State Bar of Nev., 501 U.S. 1030 (1991) 12
Gillette v. United States, 401 U.S. 437 (1971) ....... 13
In re Anastaplo, 366 U.S. 82 (1961) ........................ 9
In re Stolar, 401 U.S. 23 (1971) ......................... 6, 10
Konigsberg v. State Bar, 366 U.S. 36 (1961) ........... 9
Mississippi Commn on Judicial Performance v.
Wilkerson, 876 So. 2d 1006 (Miss. 2004) ............... 12
NAACP v. Alabama, 357 U.S. 449 (1958) ............. 13
Schware v. Bd. of Bar Examiners of N.M., 353
U.S. 232 (1957) ..................................................... 4, 9
Shelton v. Tucker, 364 U.S. 479 (1960) ................. 13
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2016/05/12/judge-faces-removal-40k-finebecause-of-her-beliefs-about-marriage/..............11
R. Razzaque, M.D., Psychology Today, The Myth of
Objectivity, Jun. 19, 2012, available at
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/politicalintelligence/201206/the-myth-objectivity ............ 7
Alisha Roemeling, Marion judge says he wont
perform
same-sex
marriages,
STATESMAN
JOURNAL, Sept. 4, 2015, 7:29 a.m., available at
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/201
5/09/03/marion-county-judge-vance-day-says-henot-perform-same-sex-marriages/71669492/ ..... 11
W. Shakespeare, King Henry VI, pt. 2, Act IV,
scene 2, line 72...................................................... 8
App. 92, n.1. As Mr. Brown explained, this question was put
to him by the government in an official court proceeding, in
persistent voice. Id. [Note: Petitioner mistakenly cited to App.
78, n.1 in his Petition.]
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Respectfully submitted,
Thomas L. Brejcha
Jocelyn Floyd
Thomas More Society
19 S. LaSalle Street
Suite 603
Chicago, IL 60603
ph: 312-782-16803
Stephen M. Crampton
Special Counsel,
Thomas More Society
Counsel of Record
P.O. Box 4506
Tupelo, MS 38803
ph: 662-255-9439
smcrampton@hotmail.com