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BORMUTH v. COUNTY OF JACKSON

No. 15-1869.

849 F.3d 266 (2017)

Peter Carl BORMUTH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF JACKSON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 15, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Gregory M. Lipper , AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae. Richard D. McNulty , COHL, STOKER & TOSKEY, P.C., Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee. Peter Bormuth, Jackson, Michigan, pro se. ON BRIEF: Gregory M. Lipper , Richard B. Katskee , AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae. Richard D. McNulty , COHL, STOKER & TOSKEY, P.C., Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee. Peter Bormuth, Jackson, Michigan, pro se.

MOORE, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which STRANCH, J., joined. GRIFFIN, J. (pp. 291-313), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

The Board of Commissioners in Jackson County, Michigan begins its monthly meetings with a prayer. Peter Bormuth, a resident of Jackson County, filed suit against the County asserting that this prayer practice violates the First Amendment's Establishment Clause. The district court granted the County...

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