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About Thomas Van Orden
- Thomas David Van Orden (September 1, 1944 – November 11, 2010) was an American lawyer who challenged the constitutionality of displaying the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Texas Capitol under the Establishment Clause of the U.S.
- Constitution.
- Van Orden v.
- Perry, 125 S.
- Ct.
- 2854 (2005). Van Orden is lesser known for In Re Van Orden, 559 S.W.2d 805, Tex.
- Crim.
- App., (1977) in which he was punished as an attorney for contempt by the highest criminal court in Texas.
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