Legal Opinion
Gilfillan v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 30, 1980No. 79-2786PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
On October 3, 1979, more than a million people came together at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to hear Pope John Paul II offer Mass and deliver a sermon at the City’s Logan Circle. The liturgical service, the largest event during the Pope’s two-day visit to Philadelphia, generated an unprecedented outpouring of warmth and good will felt throughout the City for months following. No one disputes that the historic visit of the Pope had a lasting and beneficial effect on the people of Philadelphia. It also favorably enhanced the image of the City. This case,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by41 opinions
- American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Kathryn Giuntoli, and Joan Markley v. City of St. Charles and Fred T.L. NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- McCreary v. StoneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia v. Rabun County Chamber of Commerce, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- May v. CoopermanDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1983
- May v. CoopermanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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