Legal Opinion
American Humanist Ass'n v. Douglas County School District Re-1
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 20, 2017No. 16-1049PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, families with children enrolled in the Douglas County School District RE-1 (“DCSD”) and the American Humanist Association (“AHA”), filed this action challenging various DCSD practices as violations of the Establishment Clause and the Equal Access Act (“EAA”). They contend that DCSD has engaged in a pattern and practice of promoting Christian fundraising efforts and permitting faculty participation in Christian student groups. Although we have no doubt that plaintiffs are genuinely and fervently committed to righting what they view as an injustice, “a…
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