In Glenn v. Holder (PDF) a three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit affirmed Judge Thomas Ludington's decision that a group of pastors who believe that homosexuality is forbidden by God lacks standing to challenge the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act: "This lawsuit is really a political statement against the Hate Crimes Act."
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