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“We are better people than what these laws represent, and it is time to discard them into the ash heap of history.”

Quote by John E. Jones III

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John E. Jones III

John E. Jones III is an American lawyer renowned for his legal practice in the areas of religious freedom and constitutional rights. Born on June 13, 1955, he graduated from Yale Law School and earned a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University. Jones served as a U.S. District Court judge from 1994 to 2001, during which time he presided over significant cases, most notably 'Keller v. Democracy Party of Pennsylvania', which involved issues of religious freedom. more

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