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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the ideological balance of President Donald Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, ruling that the law does not specify how viewpoint diversity must be achieved. The lawsuit, filed by progressive interfaith and religious groups, argued the commission was dominated by conservative Christians and lacked legal balance, but the judge found the commission met criteria for diversity in other ways.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, which was challenged for its conservative Christian majority. The judge ruled that while federal law requires advisory commissions to have balanced viewpoints, it does not specify how to achieve this balance, granting Trump broad discretion in selecting members.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the composition of President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, ruling that the law does not specify how advisory commissions must balance viewpoints. The lawsuit, filed by an interfaith group including Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh organizations, argued the commission was overly conservative Christian, but the judge cited Trump's discretion in appointing members and noted diversity in other aspects like religion and roles.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the composition of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, ruling that the commission’s conservative Christian majority does not violate a law requiring balanced viewpoints. The lawsuit, filed by an interfaith group including Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh organizations, argued the commission lacked ideological and religious diversity, but the judge found it failed to meet legal criteria for proceeding.

Scottish police have charged a man following a series of anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh that injured five people. The armed assailant was seen chasing an Asian man and attempting to break into a restaurant. Muslim groups have attributed the incident to 'political rhetoric that demonizes entire communities.'