Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Michigan Judge Accused of being...CATHOLIC - equated to being Racist

So here is another shocking example of Anti-Catholicism in US Courts... which involves an Ave Maria Law professor:

The Catholic Leauge has sent out a press release explaining how a Michigan Attorney has accused Circuit Court Judge Dan Ryan of being too Catholic, and how that attorney attempted to get Ryan removed from the case.

What kind of case, you ask, would an attorney feel is problematic for a Catholic judge to preside over? How about a mother who smothered her newborn child? Why? Because it involves the murder of a newborn? What is even more horrifying is the fact that the attorney equated this situation to a racist Klan member Judge presiding over a trial involving an African-American defendant.

Here is a section from the press release:

What happened on March 1, however, was much worse. [The attorney] was angered over the fact that [Judge] Ryan was taking vacation time to teach at Ave Maria on Mondays (the fact that Ryan rearranged his Monday schedule this past week to accommodate [the attorney] undercuts his complaint). In any event, on p. 10 of the transcript from Monday’s hearing, [the attorney] is quoted as saying, “This is the equivalent to an African-American man being on trial and the judge taking Mondays off to attend Klan meetings.”
Read the entire press release over at The Catholic League:
Anti-Catholicism in a Michigan Court

Really? A Catholic judge is the equivalent of a Klan Member, when that judge is adjudicating over a case involving life? How does life equate to racism? Is the Catholic faith the equivalent of racist hateful bigotry?

If you would like to email the Area Court Administrator for the Circuit Court upon which Judge Ryan presides, their email is:
Contact Executive Court Administrator Ronald R. Ruffin: Ronald.Ruffin@3rdcc.org

For those that are unfamiliar with Judge Ryan, here are some links regarding his bio:
Judge Dan Ryan - DOJ Resume
Judge Daniel Ryan - Judgepedia
Judge Ryan Profile - Ave Maria Law Website






-Posted by: Joe

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