Legal Opinion
Bader v. Wren
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided January 30, 2008No. 1:06-cr-00137PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United States Magistrate Judge.
In this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff Seth Bader, who is incarcerated at the New Hampshire State Prison (“NHSP”), challenges a rehabilitation program offered there called the “Alternatives to Violence Program” (“AVP”). Plaintiff claims the AVP infringes his First Amendment rights because it violates the Establishment Clause by improperly endorsing religion as part of the rehabilitative process it teaches. Before the court are cross motions for summary judgment. See Document no. 8 (defendant’s motion) and document…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Agostini v. FeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lynch v. DonnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Jason A. Czekalski v. Helen Hanks, New Hampshire Department of Corrections Commissioner; and James Daly, New Hampshire State Prison ChaplainDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2021
- Rogers v. MulhollandDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2012
- Bader v. WrenDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2008
- Czekalski v. NH Department of Corrections, CommissionerDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2020