Legal Opinion
Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Emanuel County School System
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided June 18, 2015No. Case No. CV615-013PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
G.R. SMITH, United States Magistrate Judge.
The plaintiffs have filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that defendants have violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by endorsing prayer in a public school classroom located in Emanuel County, Georgia. Doe. 22 (amended complaint). Plaintiffs seek both declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as an award of compensatory and punitive damages, attorneys fees, and court costs. Id. at 2, 12-13.
Two days after filing their initial complaint, the four individual plaintiffs — the parents of children enrolled in kindergarten and…
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