Showing posts with label Creche. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Creche. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Attorney Fee Award to Freedom from Religion Foundation of $342K Recommended.

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In another demonstration of the high cost to governmental entities of litigating First Amendment claims, a Texas federal magistrate judge in...
Thursday, December 22, 2022

Creche Displays in State Capitols Are Widespread This Year

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According to the Thomas More Society, nativity scenes are being displayed in most state Capitol buildings this year.  The organization's...
Monday, June 07, 2021

FFRF Wins Right To Display "Bill of Rights Nativity Scene"

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In  Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Abbott , 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104950 (WD TX, May 5, 2021), on remand from the 5th Circuit, a Texas...
Wednesday, February 03, 2021

7th Circuit OK's Nativity Scene In Christmas Display

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In Woodring v. Jackson County, Indiana , (7th Cir., Feb. 2, 2021), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, upheld the cons...
Friday, November 27, 2020

Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Against Nativity Scene

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In Lamunion v. Fulton County, Indiana ,  (ND IN, Nov. 25, 2020), an Indiana federal district court refused to grant a preliminary injunction...
Thursday, November 19, 2020

7th Circuit Stays, Pending Appeal, Injunction Against Creche On County Property

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 As the holiday season approaches, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals by a vote of 2-1 in Woodring v. Jackson County, Indiana ,  (7th Cir...
Friday, November 13, 2020

7th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In Creche Case

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The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard oral arguments in Woodring v. Jackson County, Indiana.  ( Audio of full oral arguments...
Friday, November 06, 2020

Court Refuses Stay of Order On Creche Display

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In Woodring v. Jackson County, Indiana , (SD IN, Nov. 3, 2020), an Indiana federal district court refused to stay its final judgment pending...
Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Suit Challenges City's Ban On Religious Christmas Displays On Public Property

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The Knights of Columbus filed suit in a Delaware federal district court yesterday challenging Rehoboth Beach's policy adopted in 2018 of...
Friday, May 01, 2020

Nativity Scene On Indiana County Building Property Held Unconstitutional

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In Woodring v. Jackson County, Indiana ,  (SD IN, April 30, 2020), an Indiana federal district court held that the Establishment Clause is v...
Sunday, April 05, 2020

5th Circuit Clarifies Test For Prior Restraints In Limited Public Forums

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In Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Abbott , (5th Cir., April 3, 2020), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals remanded to the distr...
Saturday, December 19, 2015

Settlement Reached In Challenge To Terms of Indiana County's Open Forum Ordinance

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On Friday the Thomas More Society announced that a settlement agreement ( full text ) has been reached in Freedom From Religion Foundation ...
Friday, December 04, 2015

Town Brings Back Nativity Scene-- This Time With Frosty and Reindeer

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Last year, the town of Dallas, North Carolina moved its traditional nativity scene from the courthouse lawn to private property down the st...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Localities Adjusting Nativity Displays To Avoid Constitutional Problems

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As the Christmas season approaches, cities and counties that traditionally placed Nativity Scenes on government property are now responding ...
Friday, November 13, 2015

Arkansas County's Nativity Scene Violates Purpose Prong of Lemon Test

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In American Humanist Association v. Baxter County, Arkansas , (WD AR, Nov. 12, 2015), an Arkansas federal district court held that a private...
Saturday, September 26, 2015

Nativity Scene Challenge Dismissed After New Law Creates Neutral Forum

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In Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Franklin County, Indiana ,  (SD IN, Sept. 23, 2015), an Indiana federal district court dismisse...
Friday, March 27, 2015

Groups Challenge Residency Limits In Courthouse Open Forum Law

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As previously reported , last December the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sued Franklin County, Indiana, challenging a Nativity Sce...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Indiana County Fights Creche Suit By Enacting Open Forum Law

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The Batesville (IN) Herald-Tribune reports that last week the Franklin County, Indiana Commissioners passed Ordinance 2015-02 to create a pu...
Thursday, December 25, 2014

Lawsuit Challenges Courthouse Lawn Nativity Scene

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Despite a disclaimer placed on the courthouse lawn Nativity Scene in Baxter County, Arkansas (see prior posting ), this week a federal court...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Suit Challenges Creche On Indiana Courthouse Lawn

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The Freedom from Religion Foundation, through the Indiana ACLU, filed suit in federal district court yesterday challenging the constitutiona...