Legal Opinion
Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. ELMBROOK SCHOOL DIST.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 9, 2011No. 10-2922PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
A group of pseudonymous plaintiffs, referring to themselves as Does 1 through 9, brought this action against the Elm-brook School District (“the District”) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. They alleged that the District’s practice of holding high school graduation ceremonies and related events at a Christian church rented by the District for the occasion violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. They sought preliminary and permanent injunctions, a declaratory judgment and damages. After the district court denied…
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