Legal Opinion
Pinette v. Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1994No. 93-4367PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
Does a private organization’s display of a religious symbol in a public forum violate the Establishment Clause? We answered “No” in Americans United for Separation of Church & State v. Grand Rapids, 980 F.2d 1538 (6th Cir.1992) (en banc), provided that there is equal access to the public forum and the display itself is truly private. Yet some doubt lingers, at least in the mind of the defendants in this case, as to when private religious speech violates the Establishment Clause.
The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board appeals the district court’s injunction ordering…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Holly Gottfried v. Medical Planning Services, Inc. The Offices of Dr. Manohar Lal, M.D. Dr. Lal Summit County Sheriff Drew Alexander Judge Jane BondCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- Pinette v. Capitol Square Review And Advisory BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994