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Ahlquist ex rel. Ahlquist v. City of Cranston ex rel. Strom

District Court, D. Rhode Island

Decided January 11, 2012No. CA 11-138LPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER

RONALD R. LAGUEUX, Senior District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion for a Permanent Injunction, demanding that Defendants remove or alter the Christian prayer that is affixed to the wall of the auditorium in one of the City of Cranston’s public high schools. Defendants include the City of Cranston, Rhode Island, and its School Committee. Plaintiff Jessica Ahlquist (hereinafter “Plaintiff’) presently attends the high school, known as Cranston High School West (hereinafter “Cranston West”), as an eleventh grader. Defendants, who have refused to alter…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Devaney v. KilmartinDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2015
  2. Doe v. Acton-Boxborough Regional School DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  3. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Connellsville Area School DistrictDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2015
  4. Rogers v. MulhollandDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2012

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