Protective Appeal Filed In Green Bay Holiday Display Case

The Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette today reports that an appeal has been filed with the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc. v. City of Green Bay. Last month, without reaching the merits, a federal district court dismissed an Establishment Clause challenge to a nativity scene displayed last year at city hall because the city had enacted a moratorium on future displays. (See prior posting.) FFRF says it is filing the appeal in case City Council rejects a proposed resolution that would limit future displays to secular ones. (See prior posting.)