Legal Opinion
Staley v. Harris County TX
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 2007No. 04-20667PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
We voted this case en banc to decide whether, in the factual context presented, the display of a Bible in a monument dedicated to a philanthropic citizen and located on the grounds of the Harris County Civil Courthouse, violates the Establishment Clause. The district court ordered the Bible removed. We decline, however, to reach the merits of this appeal. Instead, we hold that the case is moot because only days before oral argument in this en banc case, the County removed the monument from the public grounds and placed it in storage, to permit the ongoing…
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