pretextual

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The County Court found this basis for the challenge to be pretextual, especially because the plaintiff had not struck a white juror who was also a Baptist.

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  • 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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