Legal Opinion
Gay Lesbian Bisexual Alliance v. Sessions
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided February 13, 1996No. Civil Action 93-T-1178-NPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.
In a memorandum opinion and declaratory judgment entered on January 29, 1996, this court held that the Alabama public funds and facilities statute, § 16-1-28 of the Alabama Code 1975 (Michie 1995), both facially and as applied, violated the first amendment to the United States Constitution. The statute provides, in part, that “No public funds or public facilities shall be used by any college or university to, directly or indirectly, sanction, recognize, or support the activities or existence of any organization or group that fosters or promotes a lifestyle…
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