Legal Opinion
Dr. Harry W. Theriault, A/K/A Shiloh, the Bishop of Tellus, Plaintiffs v. Frederick Silber, and Rev. Jack A. Hanberry, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1977No. 75-2269PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
In two of three cases 1 consolidated for appeal in Theriault v. Carlson, 5 Cir., 1974, 495 F.2d 390; this Court vacated the District Court’s determinations and remanded for a full evidentiary hearing on whether the Eclatarian faith, also known as the Church 'of the New Song, was a religion within the ambit of protections conferred by the Free Exercise and Establishment clauses of the First Amendment. On remand, Theriault I was transferred pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1404(a) to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas so the evidentiary hearing required by our mandate…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- In The Matter Of Fidelity Holding Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Dr. Harry W. Theriault v. Frederick Silber, Director, United States Chaplain ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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