Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided November 13, 2003No. CIV.A. 3:02CV888PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DOHNAL, United States Magistrate Judge.
This matter is before the court by consent of the parties (28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1)) on cross motions for summary judgment. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. The Plaintiff asserts, in her individual capacity, that the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors’ (the Board) established policy that restricts the giving of invocations at its public sessions to religious representatives of the Judeo-Christian tradition constitutes an impermissible preference for a certain set of beliefs over all others, including her own, in violation of the Establishment Clause…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Simpson v. Chesterfield County Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
- Hinrichs v. BosmaDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2005
- Williamson v. Brevard CountyDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2017
- Cynthia Simpson v. Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, National Legal Foundation, Amicus Supporting Cynthia Simpson v. Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, National Legal Foundation, Amicus SupportingCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
- Simpson v. Chesterfield County Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005