Legal Opinion
Jones v. Butz
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 19, 1974No. 73 Civ. 1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge.
This action involves a challenge, under the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses of the First Amendment, 1 to the Humane Slaughter Act (the Act), 7 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq. (1970), 2 and in particular to the provisions relating to ritual slaughter as defined in the Act and which plaintiffs suggest involve the Government in the dietary preferences of a particular religious group.
The plaintiffs consist of a group of six individuals and three organizations hereinafter described. They seek injunctive relieve as well as a declaration that the questioned statutory…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Ran-Dav's County Kosher, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
- Frank v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- Barghout v. Bureau of Kosher Meat & Food ControlCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Earth Island Institute v. ChristopherUnited States Court of International Trade · 1995
- Commack Self-Service Kosher Meats, Inc. v. RubinDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1996
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