Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 15, 2013No. 12-1466, 12-1658PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLUM), asserting taxpayer standing on behalf of its members, brought suit in 2009 alleging that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. HHS had received funds appropriated by Congress under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and, in 2006, contracted with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to provide services to trafficking victims. At the insistence of USCCB, the 2006 contract incorporated a restriction under which…
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