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• Also: Ousted Ala. justice seeks reinstatement | In appeal, Moore argued in legal briefs that his expulsion sets a "dangerous precedent" and requires judges to deny their oath of office and religious faith (Associated Press)
• Moore challenges selection of panel | Attorneys for ousted Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore are challenging the selection process the court used to pick new judges when Moore's colleagues recused themselves from the case (Montgomery Advertiser)
• Judicial Commission defends special court | The Alabama Supreme Court acted within its authority to appoint a special replacement court to hear the appeal of former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, the judicial ethics panel that suspended Moore last year has ruled (Montgomery Advertiser)
• Pryor asks for denial of Moore request | Moore's lawyers said the justices should have had no role in naming the special court after they removed themselves from the case (The Birmingham News, Ala.)
• Also: Pryor defends naming replacement Supreme Court for Moore appeal (Associated Press)
• Roy Moore & wife both headed to court | Moore's wife, Kayla, is headed back to court herself as a retrial has been granted in the auto accident suit she filed (Associated Press)

Roy Moore (opinion):

• Moore whining | New objections raised by former chief justice (Editorial, The Birmingham News)
• Attacking court transparent act | Moore's strategy of trying to attack the process, of questioning the legitimacy of the panel of retired judges that will hear his case, is a transparent attempt to obscure the critical issue of his own conduct (Editorial, Montgomery Advertiser, Ala.)
• Moore never made to choose | If there were a shred of truth in Roy Moore's contention that he was forced to choose between his job and his faith, it might be possible to find some sympathy for the ousted chief justice. But that contention is so obviously untrue that Moore's persistent pitching of that position borders on the absurd (Editorial, Montgomery Advertiser)

Ten Commandments displays elsewhere:

• Lawmaker takes 10 Commandments to the Capitol | It didn't take long for the Ten Commandments to take center stage Monday at the Capitol (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Also: Georgia lawmakers open session with copies of Ten Commandments | As state lawmakers march into their offices for the opening day of the legislative session Monday, theyll find copies of the Ten Commandments on their desks, courtesy of Rep. Bobby Franklin (Associated Press)
• ICLU calls Ten Commandments at Iowa Statehouse 'no big deal' | Director also says that featuring it with other legal documents would mean little in the face of a legal challenge (Associated Press)

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