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HINRICHS v. BOSMA

No. 105CV0813DFHTAB.

400 F.Supp.2d 1103 (2005)

Anthony HINRICHS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Brian BOSMA, in his official capacity as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Indiana General Assembly, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Indiana, Indianapolis Division.

November 30, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Falk, Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs.

Thomas M. Fisher, Indiana Solicitor General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

HAMILTON, District Judge.

Four Indiana residents and taxpayers have sued the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Indiana General Assembly. They allege that most of the prayers the Speaker has permitted to open House sessions are sectarian Christian prayers, in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Such prayers are deemed government speech for purposes...

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