Yes, you read that correctly. This is a classic OA deep dive, in which Liz and Andrew break down a disturbing sanctions order issued by a Trump-appointed judge in Texas who, all on his own, decided to order Southwest Airlines to fly out a bigot from the Alliance Defending Freedom to teach their lawyers how to be bigots.
It’s bad.
Notes
Geidner substack
https://www.lawdork.com/p/judge-orders-adf-religious-liberty-training
Carter Amended Complaint
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215.9.0.pdf
Carter Jury verdict
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215.348.0.pdf
Court Dec. 5, 2022 Order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215.374.0_1.pdf
Southwest email of “Recent Court Decision”
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215.383.2.pdf
Southwest Opposition
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215/gov.uscourts.txnd.292215.394.0.pdf
SPLC on ADF
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/alliance-defending-freedom
ADF intervention brief
https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/adf-ap-and-others-v-france-echr-brief.pdf
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