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FLORA v. WHITE

No. 82-1120.

692 F.2d 53 (1982)

Frances FLORA and Erin Leary, Appellants, v. Frank WHITE, Governor of Arkansas; and Paul Riviere, Secretary of State, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 28, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., Debby Thetford Nye, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellees.

Christopher E. Rand, Houston, Tex., for appellants.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and McMILLIAN and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Frances Flora and Erin Leary appeal from a final order entered in the District Court1 for the Eastern District of Arkansas dismissing their civil rights action challenging the constitutionality of art. 19, § 1 of the Arkansas Constitution. This section provides that "[n]o person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil department of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any Court...

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