Legal Opinion
Nancy Lund v. Rowan County, North Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 19, 2016No. 15-1591PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded with directions by published opinion. Judge AGEE wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge-SHEDD concurs. Judge WILKINSON wrote a dissenting opinion.
AGEE, Circuit Judge:
The Board of Commissioners of Rowan County, North Carolina, (“the Board”) opens its public meetings with an invocation delivered by a member of the Board. The district court determined that practice violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Under the Supreme Court’s most recent decision explaining legislative prayer, Town of Greece v. Galloway, — U.S. —, 134 S.Ct. 1811, 188 L.Ed.2d 835…
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