The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is gearing up to hear arguments on HB 1523 after U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled the law unconstitutional in June. On Dec. 23, various attorneys filed six amicus briefs in the appellant court representing a total of 70 people or groups with a strong interest in the case.
Two days before Christmas, 70 groups and individuals were included in motions filed in federal court offering additional reasons why House Bill 1523, a law Gov. Phil Bryant has chosen to defend , should be struck down. HB 1523, or the “Protecting Freedom of Conscience […]
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