{"id":2134,"date":"2015-12-24T16:41:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T16:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2134-top-american-judge-stands-up-for-the-constitutional-rights-of-muslims\/"},"modified":"2015-12-24T16:41:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T16:41:04","slug":"top-american-judge-stands-up-for-the-constitutional-rights-of-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2134-top-american-judge-stands-up-for-the-constitutional-rights-of-muslims\/","title":{"rendered":"Top American judge stands up for the constitutional rights of Muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 15.8079996109009px;\">Court chief justice has issued a powerful and encouraging reminder to Muslims<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">The Massachusetts Supreme Court chief justice has issued a powerful and encouraging reminder to Muslims during a\u00a0wave of Islamaphobic sentiment, stating &#8220;The U.S. Constitution is on your side.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">Chief Justice Ralph Gants spoke at the state\u2019s largest mosque, the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center. 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