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Court Protects Geithner From Questioning In Bailout Establishment Clause Challenge

By Howard M. Friedman

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In Murray v. U.S. Department of Treasury, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48692 (ED MI, May 18, 2010), a Michigan federal magistrate judge refused to permit plaintiff to take the deposition of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and granted Geithner a protective order barring plaintiff from deposing him. The decision comes in a lawsuit challenging on Establishment Clause grounds the federal bailout of the insurance giant AIG. Plaintiff alleged that because AIG is the market leader in Sharia-compliant financing, the bailout unconstitutionally uses federal funds to support Islamic religious activity. (See prior posting.) The court said in part: "Plaintiff has failed to cite any case law supporting his assertion that Defendant Secretary Geithner's reasoning and decision-making process, beyond what is available in the public record, is relevant to Plaintiff's Establishment Clause claims."

Full post as published by Religion Clause on May 21, 2010 (boomark / email).

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