Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Murray City Corp.
Utah Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 2003No. 20010203PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSON, Justice.
1 This case involves a constitutional challenge by Tom Snyder ("Snyder") to Murray City Corporation's ("Murray City") refusal to allow Snyder to offer a prayer during the opening ceremony of Murray City's municipal council meeting. Snyder appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Murray City. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
{2 Murray City has an established policy and practice of opening its city council meetings with a prayer.
T3 On March 283, 1994, Snyder made a written request for information from Murray City regarding the guidelines or restrictions for giving…
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