Legal Opinion
Leonard v. United States Department of Defense
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 30, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2013-1571PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE, United States District Judge
On October 14, 2013, Father Ray Leonard, a Catholic chaplain at the Naval Submarine Base in Kings Bay, Georgia, and Fred Naylor, one of his parishioners, filed suit against the United States Department of Defense, the United States Department of the Navy, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of Defense. In their suit, Leonard and Naylor allege that defendants violated their rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb, et seq. (Count I), and the First Amendment to the United States…
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