Legal Opinion
DeStefano v. Emergency Housing Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 20, 2001No. Docket No. 99-9146PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SACK, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Joseph M. DeStefa-no, Mayor of Middletown, New York, and a New York State taxpayer, appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Colleen McMahon, Judge). DeSte-fano brought the underlying action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that the allocation of New York State tax revenues to a private alcoholic treatment facility that includes Alcoholics Anonymous (“A.A.”) in its program violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. On cross motions for summary…
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