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553 F.Supp.2d 853 (2008) Alecia M. PEDREIRA, et al., Plaintiffs v. KENTUCKY BAPTIST HOMES FOR CHILDREN, INC., et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 3:00CV-210-S. United States District Court, W.D. Kentucky, at Louisville. March 31, 2008. *854 Alex J. Luchenitser, Americans United for Separation of Church, Alexander E. Bennett, Ali

OPINION OF THE COURT AMBRO, Circuit Judge. Subsection 4(b)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) provides an exemption for church plans. These plans need not comply with a host of ERISA provisions, including fiduciary obligations and minimum-funding ’ rules. ERISA § 3(38)(A) defines a church plan as one that is “established and maint

PER CURIAM. Plaintiffs are seven same-sex couples seeking to marry in Nebraska or to have their marriage in another state recognized in Nebraska. They also seek state benefits incident to marriage. The district court 1 granted Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. It found that Article I, § 29 of the Nebraska

PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ________________ No. 14-1688 ________________ SYED FARHAJ HASSAN; THE COUNCIL OF IMAMS IN NEW JERSEY; MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF THE U.S. AND CANADA, INC.; ALL BODY SHOP INSIDE & OUTSIDE; UNITY BEEF SAUSAGE COMPANY; MUSLIM FOUNDATION INC.; MOIZ MOHAMMED; JANE DOE; SOOFIA TAHIR; ZA

Justice BREYER, dissenting. As we all recognize, this is a "fact-sensitive" case. Ante, at 1825 (opinion of KENNEDY, J.); see also post, at 1851 - 1852 (KAGAN, J., dissenting); 681 F.3d 20, 34 (C.A.2 2012) (explaining that the Court of Appeals' holding follows from the "totality of the circumstance

669 F.Supp.2d 637 (2009) Rev. Dr. Thomas A. SUMMERS, Rev. Dr. Robert M. Knight, Rabbi Sanford T. Marcus, Rev. Dr. Neal Jones, Hindu American Foundation, and American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Plaintiffs, v. Marcia S. ADAMS, in her individual capacity and in her official capacity as the Director of the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; and Jon Ozmint, in his official capacity as the Director of the Department of Corrections of

MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge, dissenting in part, but concurring in the judgment: I write separately because I disagree with the majority’s conclusion that banning the playing of an instrumental version of the musical number Ave Maria at the Jackson High School graduation ceremony was a reasonable restraint on freedom of expression. I would hold that, in prohibiting Nurre and her classmates fro

OPINION MARTHA CRAIG DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge. To comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub.L. No. Ill— 148, 124 Stat. 119 (2010), and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Pub.L. No. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029 (2010), collectively known as the Affordable Care Act (the Act), most businesses employing 50 or more indiv

Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a (2022 NY Slip Op 05127) Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a 2022 NY Slip Op 05127 Decided on September 1, 2022 Appellate Division, Third Department Published

716 F.Supp.2d 172 (2010) DOES 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Plaintiffs, v. ENFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Defendant. Civil Action No. 3:10-CV-685 (JCH). United States District Court, D. Connecticut. May 31, 2010. *174 Alex J. Luchenitser, Ayesha N. Khan, Devin M. Cain, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Daniel Mach, Sandra J. Sta

616 F.3d 1145 (2010) AMERICAN ATHEISTS, INC., a Texas non-profit corporation; R. Andrews; S. Clark; and M. Rivers, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Scott T. DUNCAN, Colonel, Superintendent of Utah Highway Patrol; Lance Davenport, Superintendent, Utah Highway Patrol, in his official capacity; John Njord, Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation; and F. Keith Stepan, Director Division of Facilities Construction and Management Department of Ad

400 F.Supp.2d 707 (2005) Tammy KITZMILLER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DOVER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Defendants. No. 04cv2688. United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania. December 20, 2005. *708 Ayesha Khan, Richard B. Katskee, Alex J. Luchenitser, Americans United for Speparation of Church and State, Washington, DC, Eric J

MEMORANDUM DECISION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be Oct 15 2015, 8:17 am regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE Cynthia M. Carter Gregory F. Zoeller Indianapolis, Indiana

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER BEATY, District Judge. On November 2, 2012, Plaintiff Steven Hewett (“Plaintiff’) filed his Complaint in this case against Defendant City of King (“Defendant City of King” or “the City”) seeking declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, and Article I, §§ 13 and 19 of the North Carolina Constituti

540 U.S. 712 (2004) LOCKE, GOVERNOR OF WASHINGTON, ET AL. v. DAVEY. No. 02-1315. Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 2, 2003. Decided February 25, 2004. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. *713 REHNQUIST, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which STEVENS,

568 F.3d 784 (2009) James W. GREEN, an individual; American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma, a non-profit corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HASKELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, also known as Board of County Commissioners of Haskell County, Oklahoma; Kenny Short, in his official capacity as Chairman of the Haskell County Board of Commissioners, Defendants-Appellees, *785 Mainstream Baptist Network

92 P.3d 933 (2004) Bill OWENS, in his official capacity as Governor of Colorado; and the State of Colorado, Defendants-Appellants and Kimble Breazell, in her own behalf and as next friend of her children, Devon Breazell, Desire Breazell, and Demetrik Breazell; Tracy A. Dominguez, in her own behalf and as next friend of her children, Manuel Thomas Dominguez, Steven Victor Dominguez, and Marissa Anne Dominguez; Patsy Hill, in her own behalf and as

ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge: Atheists of Florida and Ellenbeth Wachs, Director of the Lakeland Chapter of the Atheists of Florida, (collectively “AOF”), appeal from the district court’s order denying their motion for summary judgment and granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Lakeland, Florida and its mayor, Gow Fields, (collectively “Lakeland” or “Lakeland City”) in this

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued September 24, 2013 Decided November 1, 2013 No. 13-5069 FRANCIS A. GILARDI, ET AL., APPELLANTS v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ET AL., APPELLEES Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columb

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