Legal Opinion
Alvarado v. City of San Jose
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1996No. 95-15519PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Raquel Alvarado (“Alvarado”) and others appeal the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the City of San Jose and the City Development Agency (collectively, “the City”), in their 42 U.S.C § 1983 action alleging that the City’s installation and maintenance of the “Plumed Serpent” sculpture in a city park violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment and Articles I § 4 and XVI § 5 of the California Constitution. The district court concluded that while the statue had “religious significance,” it did not promote or endorse religion in violation of…
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