Thomas Van Orden
Lawyer
Died when: 66 years 71 days (794 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Thomas David Van Orden (September 1, 1944 – November 11, 2010) was an American lawyer who challenged the constitutionality of displaying the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Texas Capitol under the Establishment Clause of the U.S.
Constitution.Van Orden v.Perry, 125 S.Ct. 2854 (2005).Van Orden is lesser known for In Re Van Orden, 559 S.W.2d 805, Tex.
Crim.App., (1977) in which he was punished as an attorney for contempt by the highest criminal court in Texas.
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