Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. Mercer County
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided January 22, 2003No. CIV.A. 01-480-KSFPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
FORESTER, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the Court upon the defendants’ motion for summary judgment [DE #24]. The plaintiffs have filed a response and this matter is ripe for review.
I. FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs initiated this controversy on November 27, 2001, by filing a complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that a display in the Mercer County Courthouse violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The “Foundations of American Law and Government display” at issue includes framed copies, all the…
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