Judge Ponsor littered his Order with a prolonged tirade against Lively, badly distorting Lively's Christian views and ministry, and insulting him with such unbecoming epithets as "crackpot bigot," "pathetic," "ludicrous," "abhorrent"
Pastor Lively Requests Removal of Judge's Language
BOSTON, MA - Liberty Counsel filed its opening brief today in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to defend Pastor Scott Lively's name and strike federal Judge Michael A. Ponsor's unnecessary and prejudicial language from the case brought against Lively by Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG).
Since the district court lacked jurisdiction to decide SMUG's claims, Judge Ponsor had no choice but to follow clear U.S. Supreme Court precedent and dismiss the case. Judge Ponsor correctly found that Lively "supplied no financial backing, directed no physical violence, hired no employees and he provided no supplies or other material support" to alleged "crimes against humanity" allegedly committed by various people in Uganda.
