Legal Opinion
Hinrichs v. Speaker of House of Representatives of the Indiana General Assembly
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 30, 2007No. 05-4604, 05-4781PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Four Indiana taxpayers, Anthony Hinrichs, Henry Gerner, Lynette Herold and Francis White Quigley, brought this action against the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Indiana General Assembly, challenging the House’s practice of opening each session with a prayer. The district court agreed with the plaintiffs that the practice of legislative prayer as implemented by the House violated the Establishment Clause and issued a permanent injunction. The Speaker timely appealed and sought a stay of the district court’s ruling pending full briefing before this court.…
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