Legal Opinion
Presbytery of New Jersey of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church v. Florio
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 16, 1994No. 93-5559UnknownCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HUTCHINSON, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, the Presbytery of New Jersey of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church *1458(“Presbytery”), the Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Wildwood (“Calvary”) and Reverend David B. Cummings (“Cummings”), a clergyman of the Orthodox Presbyterian denomination (collectively “plaintiffs”), appeal an order of the district court dismissing their complaint.1 Plaintiffs assert recent amendments to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (the “LAD” or “Act”), NJ.Stat.Ann. §§ 10:5-1 to 10:5-42 (West 1993 & Supp.1994), violate the First Amendment right to…
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