Legal Opinion

Malyon v. Pierce County

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 24, 1997No. 63664-8PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

935 P.2d 1272 (1997)

131 Wash.2d 779

Harland MALYON, Appellant,

v.

PIERCE COUNTY, Respondent.

No. 63664-8.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued June 26, 1996.

Decided April 24, 1997.

Albertson Law Offices, Dan Albertson, Tacoma, for appellant.

John Ladenburg, Pierce County Prosecutor, Daniel R. Hamilton, Deputy, Tacoma, for respondent.

SANDERS, Justice.

Harland Malyon claims the Pierce County Sheriff's Department's chaplaincy program violates his religious freedom because it appropriates or applies public funds or property for religious purposes contrary to Washington Constitution article I,…

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2Cases cited54 opinions

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  4. Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of HialeahSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Widmar v. VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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