Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Brevard County
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided September 30, 2017No. Case No: 6:15-cv-1098-Orl-28DCIPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JOHN ANTOONII, United States District Judge
The Board of County Commissioners of Brevard- County, Florida, holds regular meetings to conduct the business of the county, and it begins its meetings with invocations delivered by citizens. But the County has a policy and practice barring certain citizens from giving the invocation based on those citizens’ religious beliefs.
’ The Plaintiffs in this case primarily assert that' the County’s invocation practice violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. They, also bring claims under the Free…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
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