Legal Opinion
Reverend Thomas B. Allen v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 26, 1973No. 71-1909PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Per curiam
The court is of the view that the judgment must be reversed because the plaintiffs are entitled to a decree enjoining the continuance of the Government’s current participation in the Christmas Pageant of Peace, including as it does a membership in planning and organization committees that violates the “entanglement” test of the Establishment clause of the First Amendment. On this point the opinions filed by Judges Tamm and Leventhal are in accord.
Following the reinstatement of the complaint plaintiffs will be entitled to a decree, but a question may arise as to its proper scope. No further…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Epperson v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Mandel v. HodgesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- Fox v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- McCreary v. StoneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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