Kay STALEY, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, Defendant-Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
April 24, 2007.
April 24, 2007.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Ayesha Khan, Richard Brian Katskee, Americans United for Separation of Church & State, Washington, DC, Randall L. Kallinen (argued), Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Bruce S. Powers, Asst. County Atty., Frank Edward Sanders, Asst. County Atty., Michael Anthony Stafford, Asst. County Atty. (argued), Houston, TX, James C. Ho, Michael Sean Royall, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Edward Lawrence White, III, Thomas More Law Center, Ann Arbor, MI, for Thomas More Law Center, Amicus Curiae.
Douglas G. Smith, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund, Amicus Curiae.
Joel Lance Thollander, Susanna Dokupil, R. Ted Cruz (argued), Austin, TX, for State of Texas, Amicus Curiae.
Benjamin David DuPre', Law Offices of Benjamin D. DuPre', Montgomery, AL, for Moral Law Inc., Amicus Curiae.
Peter Dominick Lepiscopo, Law Offices of Peter D. Lepiscopo, San Diego, CA, for Pacific Justice Institute, Amicus Curiae.
David Andrew Cortman, Alliance Defense Fund, Lawrenceville, GA, for Star of Hope Mission, Amicus Curiae.
Joshua William Carden, Joshua Carden Law Firm P.C., Weatherford, TX, for Star of Hope Mission, William L. Mosher, Jr., William L. Mosher, III, Emily Elizabeth Mosher, Margaret L. Rosenlund, Ann Mosher Waldie and Christopher T. Jones, Amici Curiae.
Kelly J. Shackelford, Liberty Legal Institute, Plano, TX, for William L. Mosher, Jr., Emily Elizabeth Mosher, Margaret L. Rosenlund, Ann Mosher Waldie and Liberty Legal Institute, Amici Curiae.
David L. Hagen, Goshen, IN, pro se, Amicus Curiae.
Steven W. Fitschen, National Legal Foundation, Virginia Beach, VA, for National Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae.
Sylvia Ann Mayer, Stephen Todd Loden, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Houston, TX, for Anti-Defamation League, Amicus Curiae.
Michael F. Linz, Dallas, TX, Lisa S. Graybill, Austin, TX, for American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas, Amicus Curiae.
Before JONES, Chief Judge, and KING, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, DENNIS, CLEMENT, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
We voted this case en banc to decide whether, in the factual context presented, the display of a Bible in a monument dedicated to a philanthropic citizen and located on the grounds of the Harris County Civil Courthouse, violates the Establishment Clause. The district court ordered the Bible removed. We decline, however, to reach the merits of this appeal. Instead, we hold that the case is moot because only days before oral argument in...
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