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Allen v. Morton

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided November 3, 1971No. Civ. A. 1951-69PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.

This suit, brought in 1969 by an Episcopal minister, an atheist, the president of the American Ethical Union, a rabbi, and a Roman Catholic priest, sought to enjoin construction and maintenance of the creche in the Christmas Pageant of Peace celebration as a violation of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the Constitution. The Christmas Pageant of Peace is held annually on federal park land. The defendants are the Secretary of the Interior, the Regional Director of the National Park Service and the Superintendent of National Capital…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Zorach v. ClausonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Pittsburgh Press Club v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  2. Firestone v. Crown Center Redevelopment Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1985
  3. Alma F. Anderson v. Salt Lake City Corporation and Salt Lake CountyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
  4. Reverend Thomas B. Allen v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  5. Donnelly v. LynchDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1981

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