Legal Opinion
Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Zielke
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided June 22, 1987No. 85-C-850-CPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
CRABB, District Judge.
This is a civil action for injunctive relief brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs contend that the display in a city park of a marker setting out the text of the Ten Commandments violates their rights to be free of public support of religion and religious societies and to be free of governmental preference for religious establishments, and that it interferes with their rights of conscience.
Trial to the court was had on March 10 and 11, 1987. From the evidence adduced and from the allegations of the complaint that are admitted by defendants, I make…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc. v. ZielkeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Sue Mercier, Elizabeth J. Ash, Angela Belcaster v. Fraternal Order of Eagles, La Crosse Aerie 1254, Intervening and City of La CrosseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Mercier v. City of La CrosseDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2003
- Mercier v. City of La CrosseDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2004
- Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Patrick ZielkeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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