Legal Opinion
John Doe v. Village of Crestwood, Illinois, and Chester Stranczek, Mayor of the Village of Crestwood, in His Official Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 7, 1991No. 90-2735PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
“A Touch of Italy” in the Village of Crestwood, Illinois, is a municipal festival in its second year. The Village has sponsored a Polish festival for six years. Sometime during each festival, a mass has been celebrated — in Polish during the Polish festival, in Italian during “A Touch of Italy”. John Doe, a pseudonymous resident of Crestwood offended by the religious observance, filed this suit on Friday, August 10, 1990, the first day of this year’s Italian festival, seeking an injunction against the celebration of the mass, scheduled for 4:00 p.m. the next day.…
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3Cited by53 opinions
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