Barker v. Conroy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________ ) DANIEL BARKER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 16-850 (RMC) ) PATRICK CONROY, Chaplain, U.S. ) House of Representatives, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Since the Continental Congress met in 1774, the States’ representatives to the federal government have employed, and paid, clergy who perform as chaplains and offer a daily prayer before each session begins. Daniel Barker, an atheist and co-President of the Freedom from Religion Foundation,…