Legal Opinion
Hinrichs v. Bosma
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided November 30, 2005No. 105CV0813DFHTABPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
HAMILTON, District Judge.
Four Indiana residents and taxpayers have sued the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Indiana General Assembly. They allege that most of the prayers the Speaker has permitted to open House sessions are sectarian Christian prayers, in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Such prayers are deemed government speech for purposes of applying the Establishment Clause. Plaintiffs bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
With the consent of the parties, the court…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hinrichs v. BosmaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Pelphrey v. Cobb County, Ga.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2006
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- Hinrichs, Anthony v. Speaker House Rep INCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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