The U.S. District Court found that "the maintenance of property tax revenue is a potentially pretextual basis for decision-making that appears to have been a specific target of RLUIPA."
According to the complaint, although Patriach fired Colodne for cause, that cause was pretextual, i.e., unrelated to the television show.— Law Talk: Legal Scholarship Podcast
"The ticking clock is pretextual as Asher has already developed his new products," the complaint reads.— Law.com - Newswire
I particularly like this from the "Roadmap for pretextual firing" section:— The Drunkablog
That disconnect exposes pretextual conduct by government officials and illustrates the pitfalls of such conduct.— FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles

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