Talk:Jay Alan Sekulow
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[edit] NPOV
Well, I have tried too weed out the worst of the PR. Also reinserted this, which was taken out (without explanation) on Dec.19, 2005: In November 2005 Law.com [1] published an article in which it was alleged that Sekulow "through the ACLJ and a string of interconnected nonprofit and for-profit entities, has built a financial empire that generates millions of dollars a year and supports a lavish lifestyle -- complete with multiple homes, chauffeur-driven cars, and a private jet that he once used to ferry Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia."[2] The article quotes a number of former donors and supporters who now claim that Sekulow has engaged in a pattern of self-dealing to finance his "high-flying lifestyle." Huldra 21:39, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
- Maybe if I logged in before editing that would be helpful... anyway, took off the Cleanup and POV tags. Re-add if you feel it is justified; personally, I don't think anything else needs to be done to this article. (edit: I could also try signing my comments...)DC 21:25, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
- The Career section, esp. the 2nd paragraph needs to be re-written. It is blatantly pro-ACLJ, talking about "defending rights" and "being treated with equal respect", while ignoring the countervailing legal arguments. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.240.213.144 (talk) 20:12, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright violations
I've removed the following:
Several landmark cases argued by Sekulow before the U.S. Supreme Court have become part of the legal landscape in the area of religious liberty litigation. In the Mergens case, Sekulow cleared the way for public school students to form Bible clubs and religious organizations on their school campuses. In the Lamb's Chapel case, Sekulow defended the free speech rights of religious groups, ensuring that they be treated equally with respect to the use of public facilities. And, most recently, in McConnell v. FEC, Sekulow ensured that the constitutional rights of young people remain protected with a unanimous decision by the high court guaranteeing that minors can participate in political campaigns.
In 2005, TIME Magazine named Sekulow one of the "25 Most Influential Evangelicals" in America and called the ACLJ "a powerful counterweight" to the ACLU. Business Week said the ACLJ is "the leading advocacy group for religious freedom." Sekulow's work on the issue of judicial nominees - including possible vacancies at the Supreme Court - has received extensive news coverage including a front page story in The Wall Street Journal. In addition, The National Law Journal has twice named Sekulow one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers" in the United States. (1994, 1997) He is also among a distinguished group of attorneys known as "The Public Sector 45" named by The American Lawyer. (January/February 1997) The magazine said the designation represents "45 young lawyers outside the private sector whose vision and commitment are changing lives." Sekulow serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Supreme Court Historical Society in Washington, DC.
These are cut-and-pasted from [3] which is a violation of WP:COPYVIO. Someone is going to have to make the effort to a) paraphrase the information b) provide actual citations to (say) Time Magazine and the WSJ and c) to write the section to WP:MOS standards. ∴ Therefore | talk 20:04, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Unsourced statements
I have tagged several unsourced statements in the article. If citations are not provided in the coming week, then these statements will be removed, per WP:PROVEIT:
Any edit lacking a reliable source may be removed, but editors may object if you remove material without giving them a chance to provide references. If you want to request a source for an unsourced statement, consider moving it to the talk page. Alternatively, you may tag a sentence by adding the {{fact}} template, a section with {{unreferencedsection}}, or the article with {{refimprove}} or {{unreferenced}}.... Do not leave unsourced information in articles for too long, or at all in the case of information about living persons.
∴ Therefore | talk 20:22, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright violations again
User:70.174.76.31 has twice cut and pasted wholesale from [4] and [5] which is a clear copyright violation. I've invited the user to come and discuss why this clear policy is not applicable in this case. ∴ Therefore | talk 22:00, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
