Legal Opinion
Word of Faith World Outreach Center Church, Inc. v. Dan Morales, Attorney General of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1993No. 92-8178PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
The Texas Attorney General appeals the district court’s injunction permanently prohibiting him from attempting to obtain certain records and documents from the Word of Faith Family Church (“Word of Faith”) and enjoining him from further prosecuting the state court action in which he sought them. In a diligent and well-intentioned effort to resolve the competing considerations, the district court found that the Attorney General’s threatened investigation violated the church’s First Amendment associational and religious freedoms. Because we discern certain…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by41 opinions
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