Legal Opinion
Kurtz v. Baker
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 11, 1986No. Civ. A. 84-2919PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
In this action, plaintiff challenges certain practices of the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives and the Chaplain of the United States Senate. Plaintiff is a professor of philosophy and a secular humanist. Defendants are the Secretary of the Treasury, the Treasurer of the United States, the Chaplain of the House and the Chaplain of the Senate.
Plaintiff’s complaint contains two counts. Count I challenges the administration of an informal program whereby both the House and Senate Chaplains allow guest chaplains to give the morning prayer…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Newdow v. BushDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- Paul Kurtz, Dr. v. James A. Baker, Secretary of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Cable News Network v. AndersonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1989
- Doe v. Pittsylvania CountyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2012
- Barker v. ConroyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
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