Legal Opinion
Society of Separationists, Inc. v. Guy Herman, Judge of the Travis County Court at Law
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1992No. 90-8660PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Robin Murray-O’Hair and the Society of Separationists alleged that a state judge excluded O’Hair from a venire and held her in contempt because she refused on religious grounds either to swear or to affirm to answer voir dire questions truthfully. They sought damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief for violating their rights under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. The district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and a divided panel of this court agreed that immunity barred an award of damages. The panel…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by80 opinions
- Ruth Bauer v. The State of Texas, the Presiding Judge of Probate Court Number 3 of Harris County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Los Angeles County Bar Ass'n v. EuCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Ruiz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- James v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Jeff Armstrong v. Turner Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
75 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.