Francene Tearpock-Martini v. Borough of Shickshinny

OPINION OF THE COURT

VANASKIE, Circuit Judge.

In 2008, Appellee Borough of Shickshin-ny (“Shickshinny’) approved placement of a religious-themed sign on municipal property near the home of Appellant Francene Tearpock-Martini (“Tearpock-Martini”). In 2012, Tearpock-Martini brought this civil rights action, challenging the placement of the sign as a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. At issue in this appeal is whether an Establishment Clause challenge under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to a still-existing monument erected on municipal…