Legal Opinion
Croft v. Governor of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 2009No. 08-10092PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
David and Shannon Croft, as parents and next friends of their three minor children (collectively, the “Crofts”), bring suit against the governor of the state of Tdxas, Rick Perry (“Perry”), arguing that Texas Education Code § 25.082(d) is an unconstitutional establishment of religion. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Perry, holding that § 25.082(d) had a secular legislative purpose and was not an establishment of religion. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Section 25.082(d) provides for a mandatory moment of…
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