Legal Opinion
Carter v. Broadlawns Medical Center
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided July 9, 1987No. Civ. 84-800-EPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DONALD E. O’BRIEN, Chief Judge.
This case presents a challenge to the employment of a full-time chaplain at a tax-supported county hospital, Broadlawns Medical Center (BMC). This Court had previously denied the plaintiffs’ request for preliminary injunction preventing the em ployment of such a chaplain. 1 Having carefully considered all the evidence, the Court finds that the employment of a chaplain at a tax-funded county hospital whose salary is paid for by tax revenues would violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Doe v. Borough of BarringtonDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1990
- Wilder v. BernsteinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- DiPalma v. PhelanNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Faison v. ParkerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- Carter v. Broadlawns Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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