Legal Opinion
Kurtz v. Kennickell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 3, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-2918PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
I
Plaintiff, alleging that he is a federal taxpayer and a secular humanist, here sues the Public Printer, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Treasurer of the United States. He alleges that their use of appropriated funds to print and publish annual compilations of prayers offered by the Chaplains of the Senate and the House of Representatives violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Plaintiff originally sought an injunction and a declaration that the practice of printing and binding the Chaplains’ prayers is unconstitutional. He has,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Lynch v. DonnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by3 opinions
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