Legal Opinion
Doe v. Madison School District No. 321
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 19, 1999No. 97-35642PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRABER, Circuit Judge.
In this Establishment Clause challenge to a school district’s policy of permitting student prayers at high school graduations, we hold that plaintiffs lack standing and that this case presents no live controversy. We therefore vacate the district court’s decision and direct the district court to dismiss the complaint.
*792FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On November 16,1990, two families filed this action alleging that defendants’ longstanding policy of sponsoring prayers at their high school’s graduation ceremonies violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.…
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