Legal Opinion
Mellen v. Bunting
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 30, 2003No. 02-1215, 02-1267PublishedCited by 223 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part and vacated in part by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge HAMILTON and Senior Judge GREENBERG joined.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
General Josiah Bunting, III, the former Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute (‘VMI”), appeals the district court’s award of declaratory and injunctive relief, prohibiting VMI from sponsoring a daily “supper prayer.” Former VMI cadets Neil Mellen and Paul Knick (the “Plaintiffs”) have cross-appealed, challenging the court’s award of qualified immunity to General Bunting. Because the Plaintiffs have now…
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