Legal Opinion
Trinity United Methodist Parish v. Board of Education
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 14, 1995No. 94 CV 6890(BDP)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION and ORDER
PARKER, District Judge.
Once again this Court is called on to explore the tension between religious practice and public space. Plaintiffs Trinity United Methodist Parish, Carolyn Rasmussen and Lee D. Gangaware (collectively “the Church”) bring this action for monetary, declaratory and injunctive relief against the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Newburgh, the Newburgh Superintendent of Schools and individual school board members (collectively “the School Board” or “the Board”), because of the Board’s refusal to allow the Church to use…
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