Legal Opinion
Osediacz v. City of Cranston Ex Rel. Rossi
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 15, 2004No. CA. No. 03-600SPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
SMITH, District Judge.
In the winter of 2003, the City of Cran-ston (“the City”) opened the front lawn of Cranston City Hall (“City Hall”) as a limited public forum for the display of holiday and seasonal decorations. The first displays to appear on the lawn included a menorah and a creche. Grace C. Osediacz, a citizen of Cranston and the plaintiff in this matter (“Plaintiff’), considered the placement of these displays on the City Hall lawn to be a demonstration of support of religion by the City and its Mayor. She brought this action against the City, Cran-ston Mayor…
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