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'''Bill Pryor''' is being promoted in the media as though he were likely to overturn ''Roe v. Wade'', but his record casts substantial doubt on that claim.  Since his confirmation to the Eleventh Circuit by a narrow vote of only 53-45 in the U.S. Senate (with Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski abstaining), Pryor has repeatedly caved into the liberal social agenda in multiple cases.

In ''Keeton v. Anderson-WiIley'', 664 F.3d 865 (11th Cir. 2011), Pryor joined an opinion that held against a Christian woman who was forced out of a masters-degree counseling program due to her faith-based objections to being compelled to provide advice about homosexuality that was contrary to her religious beliefs.

In ''Glenn v. Brumby'', 662 F.3d 1312 (11th Cir. 2011), Pryor joined a court decision granting special constitutional protections under the Equal Protection Clause to transgender employees based on the Equal Protection Clause.

During his confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate, Pryor refused to state that ''Roe v. Wade'' should be overturned, and even testified that he advised the Attorney General of Nebraska Attorney General to omit any challenge to ''Roe'' in a filing with the U.S. Supreme Court.

Judge Pryor also recently ruled against a school board to force a middle school (grades 6-8) to have a "gay straight" club, and he previously ruled against a Christian college student who had objected to being asked to go along with views contrary to her beliefs.

Before becoming a federal appellate judge, Pryor prosecuted Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore for an alleged ethics violation due to having the Ten Commandments on display. 

== See also ==

*[[coalition letter Supreme Court]]
*[[Nominees Supreme Court]]