A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that a conservative Cleveland lawyer appointed by President Bush to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights should take his seat on the panel, reversing a lower court decision.
The appointment of Peter Kirsanow has been fought by commission Chairwoman Mary Frances Berry and a majority of commission members, who have refused to allow Kirsanow to participate in commission meetings in recent months. The appointment of Kirsanow would shift the commission’s makeup from a 5-3 split that generally favors Berry to a 4-4 split.
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