Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Murray City Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1998No. 96-4087PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
This court has agreed to rehear this case en banc 2 to consider whether the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment prevents a city council from denying a request from a private citizen to give a prayer at the opening of the council’s meeting when the denial is made on the basis of the content of the proposed prayer. The Supreme Court of the United States has previously held in Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783, 103 S.Ct. 3330, 77 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1983), that the United States Constitution is not violated if a legislative or other deliberative body chooses to speak…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Lynch v. DonnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Wells v. City & County of DenverCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Green v. Haskell County Board of CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
- Pelphrey v. Cobb County, Ga.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Newdow v. BushDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- O'Connor v. Washburn UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
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