Legal Opinion
Carter v. Broadlawns Medical Center
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1988No. Nos. 87-2393, 87-2425PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
This case arises under the religion clauses of the first amendment and requires us to determine whether, on the record before us, a county hospital may hire a chaplain paid with taxpayers’ moneys. Larry Henry Carter, his minor daughter, Courtney De-maris Carter, and Maurice LaBelle filed this civil rights suit against Broadlawns Medical Center, a county hospital, several individuals associated with Broadlawns, and Iowa Interfaith Agency for Peace and Justice, seeking damages and an. injunction prohibiting Broadlawns from hiring a chaplain. The district court1…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Lynch v. DonnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Wallace v. JaffreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Edwards v. AguillardSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Malyon v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- Ronnie Johnson-Bey, John Lee Lipscomb-Bey, and Reginald Morgan-Bey, Cross-Appellees v. Michael P. Lane, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Mary Wilson Murphy v. Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Lundberg v. West Monona Community School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1989
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