Legal Opinion
American Humanist Ass'n v. Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 4, 2015PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BAUMAN, P.J. Cv.
The preamble to the New Jersey Constitution provides: “We, the people of the State of New Jersey, grateful to Almighty God for the civil and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and transmit the same unimpaired to succeeding generations, do ordain and establish this Constitution.” Plaintiffs John Doe and Jane Doe (“Does”), individually and as parents of Doe child, are avowed atheists who, joined by plaintiff American Humanist Association (“AHA”), filed a complaint alleging that defendants…
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