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THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) v. U.S.

No. 86-2860.

870 F.2d 518 (1989)

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.), et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 15, 1989.

As Amended April 13, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Baird, Lewis and Roca, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Mary P. Mitchell, Trial Atty. (argued), Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., John J. Farley, III, and Gordon W. Daiger, Attys. (on brief), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Before NORRIS, KOZINSKI and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs in this action are Alzona Evangelical Lutheran Church, Camelback United Presbyterian Church, Southside United Presbyterian Church, Sunrise United Presbyterian Church, and their two national parent denominations, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the American Lutheran Church (hereafter referred to collectively as "the churches"). The churches brought this action against the United States, the Department of Justice...

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