Legal Opinion
Adair v. England
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 28, 2006No. Civil Action 00-0566 (RMU), 99-2945(RMU)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Denying the Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order
URBINA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiffs in this consolidated case are current and former Navy chaplains and an ecclesiastical endorsing agency for military chaplains. The plaintiffs charge that the hiring, retention and promotion policies of the Navy Chaplain Corps demonstrate an unconstitutional endorsement of liturgical Christian sects over non-liturgical Christian sects. Currently before the court is the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”), filed on February 24, 2006. 1…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches v. EnglandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
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- In Re: Navy ChaplaincyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2018
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