Legal Opinion
MILWAUKEE DEPUTY SHERIFFS'ASSOCIATION v. Clarke
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 4, 2009No. 08-1515PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
When the Milwaukee County Sheriff invited a religious group to speak at the Sheriffs department leadership conference, some officers took offense to the Christian-focused presentation. And when the Sheriff allowed the same group to speak at a number of mandatory employee meetings, the officers complained. When the presentations continued, two Milwaukee County Sheriffs deputies, along with their union, sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging a violation of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment. The district court granted the’ motion for…
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