Good News! A blow has been struck against El Paso Mayor John Cook who tried to stifle Free Speech by stopping a Recall election on himself and City Council Representatives Susie Byrd and Steve Ortega. Today, at 9:00 a.m., County Court at Law Number Three Judge Javier Alvarez denied Mayor John Cook’s request to stop the  Recall Election. Texas Governor Rick Perry has set the Recall Election on John Cook and representatives Susie Byrd and Steve Ortega for April 2012. Attorneys Joel Oster of the Alliance Defense Fund and Stuart Leeds (private practice) and Theresa Caballero (private practice) have prevailed on behalf of Pastor Tom Brown and others.

Joel Oster, Theresa Caballero and Stuart Leeds will be asking the judge to order Cook to pay their attorneys’ fees.  If Cook decides to appeal today’s ruling, Oster, Caballero and Leeds look forward to taking the matter to the US Supreme Court.