Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 14, 2005No. 04-1045, 04-1141PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote a concurring ■ opinion.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit-Judge:
In this case we consider the effect of the Establishment Clause on a local government’s policy concerning legislative invocations. Because that policy does not “proselytize or advance any one, or [ ] disparage any other, faith or belief,” Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783, 794-95, 103 S.Ct. 3330, 77 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1983), we believe it fits within the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lynch v. DonnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Hinrichs v. BosmaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Joyner v. Forsyth County, NCCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
- Turner v. City Council of the City of FredericksburgCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Pelphrey v. Cobb County, Ga.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2006
- Nancy Lund v. Rowan County, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
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