Legal Opinion
Ingebretsen on Behalf of Ingebretsen v. Jackson Public School Dist.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1996No. 94-60631PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
The State of Mississippi appeals the district court’s decision to enjoin enforcement of a Mississippi statute allowing prayer at compulsory and noncompulsory school events. Ingebretsen cross-appeals to protest the exemption of graduation prayers from the injunction and the American Family Association Law Center (“AFALC”) appeals the district court’s denial of its motion to intervene. We affirm.
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On a wave of public sentiment and indignation over the treatment of a Principal, Dr. Bishop Knox, who allowed students to begin each school day with a prayer over the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Lynch v. DonnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lee v. WeismanSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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- American Civil Liberties Union v. Black Horse Pike Regional Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- David Ingebretsen v. Jackson Public School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996