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In ''Hinrichs v. Speaker of the House of Representatives'', 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 25363 (7th Cir. Oct. 30, 2007), the Court of Appeals for the [[Seventh Circuit]] applied a recent 5-4 [[conservative]] decision to uphold the saying of sectarian prayers by the Indiana legislature.

Specifically, the [[Seventh Circuit]] denied [[standing]] and dismissed the case for lack of [[jurisdiction]] because it applied Justice [[Sam Alito]]'s opinion in ''[[Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc.]]'', 127 S. Ct. 2553 (2007): "we believe that ''Hein'' requires us to revisit our preliminary determination that the [[plaintiff]]s possess the requisite [[standing]] to maintain this action."

Judge [[Kenneth Ripple]], who had been appointed by President [[Ronald Reagan]], wrote the opinion for the 2-1 [[Seventh Circuit]]. Judge [[Diane Wood]], who was appointed by President [[Bill Clinton]], dissented.
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