DOE v. COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY, ILL.

No. 94-1981.

41 F.3d 1156 (1994)

Jane DOE, Richard Roe, and Edward T. Stein, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS, a body politic and corporate, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 5, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Glenn Rippie, F. Thomas Hecht (argued), James M. Falvey, Hopkins & Sutter, Chicago, IL, Donald M. Craven, Springfield, IL, Harvey M. Grossman, Jane M. Whicher, Roger Baldwin Foundation of A.C.L.U., Inc., Chicago, IL, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Kathryn Ann Slepicka Dobrinic (argued), Montgomery County State's Atty., Hillsboro, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before BAUER, KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents the question of whether plaintiffs Jane Doe, Richard Roe, and Edward T. Stein have standing to challenge the constitutionality of a sign over the main entrance to the Montgomery County Courthouse in Hillsboro, Illinois which states, "THE WORLD NEEDS GOD." The district court concluded that the plaintiffs had failed to allege sufficient facts to establish their standing and granted...

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