Legal Opinion
Gonzales v. North Township of Lake County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 1993No. 92-3217PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
Rosemary Gonzales, Louis Appleman, Harry Levin, Melvin Schlesinger, and Richard Van Orman , sued North Township, a municipal entity in Lake County, Indiana, and Horace Mamala, the Township trustee. The plaintiffs allege that the Township violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment because it displays a crucifix in a public park. The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment. The district court dismissed all the plaintiffs but Apple-man from the lawsuit for lack of standing and granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. Gonzales v. North…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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