Legal Opinion
Charles F. Lambeth, Jr. Michael D. Lea v. The Board of Commissioners of Davidson County, North Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 13, 2005No. 04-1753PublishedCited by 716 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge FLOYD joined.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Charles F. Lambeth, Jr. and Michael D. Lea appeal the district court’s dismissal of their complaint in this civil action for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Plaintiffs have alleged, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, that the Board of Commissioners of Davidson County, North Carolina (the “Board”), violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment when it authorized the phrase “In God We Trust” to be…
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