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A federal judge this week denied a motion by plaintiffs Gregory Charles Royal of Washington, D.C., and Kim Chatman of Eagle River, Alaska to reconsider his dismissal of their lawsuit.
Plaintiffs' suit had alleged that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin violated their constitutional rights by not issuing a proclamation in 2007 to recognize a celebration in some states which commemorated the freeing of U.S. slaves.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Burgess issued the ruling to dismiss the motion Royal and Chatman had made in January, arguing they had only learned that the Juneteenth proclamation was issued retroactively just before Sarah Palin resigned as governor in July.
- JP
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