Legal Opinion
Chalifoux Ex Rel. Chalifoux v. New Caney Independent School District
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided September 3, 1997No. Civil 97-1763PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
HITTNER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs David Chalifoux and Jerry Robertson, students enrolled at New Caney High School in New Caney, Montgomery County, Texas, filed the instant lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that defendant New Caney Independent School District (“NCISD”) violated their First Amendment rights to free speech and religious expression by prohibiting them, pursuant to the District’s ban on “gang-related” apparel, from wearing rosaries outside their clothing while on school premises. Plaintiffs filed their Original Complaint on May…
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