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KNIGHT v. CONNECTICUT DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Docket Nos. 00-7289, 00-9131.

275 F.3d 156 (2001)

Jo Ann KNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH and Stephen Harriman, Commissioner, Defendants-Appellees. in tandem with Nicolle Quental, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired and Stacey Eusko Mawson, individually and in her official capacity as Executive Director, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 12, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent P. McCarthy, American Center for Law and Justice Northeast, Inc. (Ann-Louise Lohr, Patricia Bast Lyman, on the brief), New Milford, CT, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Marianne I. Horn, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Connecticut (Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General; Richard J. Lynch, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief), Hartford, CT, for Appellees State of Connecticut Department of Public Health and Stephen A. Harriman, Commissioner.

Ralph E. Urban, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Connecticut (Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, on the brief) Hartford, CT, for Appellees State of Connecticut, Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired and Stacey Eusko Mawson, Executive Director.

Edward L. White III and Robert J. Muise, Ann Arbor, MI, for Knight amicus curiae Thomas More Center for Law & Justice.

Edward L. White III, Ann Arbor, MI, for Quental amicus curiae Thomas More Center for Law & Justice.

Before: WALKER, Chief Judge, McLAUGHLIN and POOLER, Circuit Judges.

POOLER, Circuit Judge.

Jo Ann Knight is a nurse consultant for the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Nicolle Quental is a sign language interpreter for the State of Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired. Both women, who describe themselves as born-again Christians, felt called to proselytize while working with clients. Both found themselves reprimanded for their actions. Each brought suit arguing for the right to discuss their religious beliefs...

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