Legal Opinion
Jewish War Veterans of the United States v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 23, 1987No. Civ. A. 87-1561PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
At issue in this case is the constitutional propriety of the placement of a memorial, constructed in the shape of a Latin cross, at Camp H. M. Smith, a Marine base in Honolulu, Hawaii. This action is brought by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, whose principal office is located in the District of Columbia, and Maxwell Feurman, a member of the plaintiff organization who resides in Hawaii (“plaintiffs”). The plaintiffs contend that the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment prohibits the defendants 1 from erecting,…
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