Legal Opinion
Jon G. Murray and Society of Separationists, Inc. v. City of Austin, Texas and Travis County, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1991No. 90-8561PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Today, we address an issue grounded in part of the bedrock on which our Country stands — freedom of religion. The issue springs from the inclusion of a Christian cross in the insignia of the City of Austin, Texas. The cross found its way into the insignia because it was part of the coat of arms of the person for whom the City is named, Stephen F. Austin, the “father of Texas”.
Jon Murray and the Society of Separa-tionists, of which he is a member, sued the City, among others, claiming that the insignia violates the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First…
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