Houston Judge Tosses Anti-LGBT Group’s Frivolous Lawsuit Over Pastor Subpoenas
Anti-LGBT bigots may have won a temporary victory over Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance on Nov. 3, but they’re still out the $650,000 they poured into their legal battle to repeal HERO.
A federal district judge last week dismissed a lawsuit from anti-LGBT pastors alleging the city and Mayor Annise Parker violated their constitutional rights by rejecting a petition to repeal the ordinance and subpoenaing their sermons.
The pastors, led by the Houston Pastor Council, filed the civil-rights lawsuit in an effort to recoup their costs after waging an 18-month court battle against Parker and the city.
U.S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore dismissed the lawsuit on Dec. 1, saying the pastors lacked standing and failed to present a valid constitutional claim. Among other things, Gilmore noted that four of the five pastors listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit don’t even live in Houston.
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