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BRIGGS v. MISSISSIPPI

No. 02-60737 Summary Calendar.

331 F.3d 499 (2003)

John Ellis BRIGGS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of MISSISSIPPI, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 3, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

La Quetta Maria Golden, Law Offices of La Quetta M. Golden, Gulfport, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Peter Watkins Cleveland, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before GARWOOD, JOLLY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Briggs's pro se complaint, filed June 29, 2001, alleged that Mississippi violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by using public property and funds to fly the state flag in that the flag's union or canton square is the Confederate battle flag which displays "the St. Andrew's Cross (or Southern Cross), long regarded by many to reflect a particular religious heritage," and this was offensive to Briggs as he was "a Miracle...

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