Legal Opinion
Wood v. Mt. Lebanon Township School District
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 1, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-398PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOURLEY, District Judge:
This is a civil rights proceeding in which jurisdiction exists pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3). The Court has conducted a full and complete hearing and has granted motions allowing the intervention of additional parties.
Plaintiffs assert that a violation of their constitutional rights will occur if defendant is not restrained from permitting or directing the pronouncement of an invocation and benediction at high school graduation ceremonies to be conducted June 7, 1972. Specifically, plaintiffs assert that having an invocation and a benediction as parts of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Engel v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States ex rel. Gittlemacker v. County of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Martin v. DavisonDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by27 opinions
- Jeanne Brandon v. The Board of Education of the Guilderland Central School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Malnak v. YogiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Wiest v. Mt. Lebanon School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Colo v. Treasurer & Receiver GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Downs v. Department of Public WelfareDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.