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Carolyn Walker-Diallo, a Muslim, used a Quran for her swearing-in in as a New York City Civil Court Judge in December 2015.

Claim: New York State Judge Carolyn Walker-Diallo is Muslim and was sworn into office using a Quran.

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Origin:On 13 December 2015, the web site Allen West Republic published an article about the swearing in of Judge Carolyn Walker-Diallo, titled "Obama’s America: Muslim Woman Sworn in As Judge, Look at the FIRST Thing She Does!":

New York Judge Carolyn Walker-Diallo, a Black Muslim woman took oath as a civil court judge in New York on Thursday, while swearing to abide by the U.S. Constitution placing her hand on the very unholy quran.

A similar controversy erupted regarding Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison's use of a Quran in 2006. At that time, UCLA law professor and legal analyst Eugene Volokh responded to a CNN panel question about whether the use of religious texts other than the Bible was addressed in extant law, explaining (in a response that has nothing to do with President Obama):          ( what a crock of camel s***)

 

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