KONDRAT'YEV v. CITY OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

No. 17-13025.

903 F.3d 1169 (2018)

Amanda KONDRAT'YEV, Andreiy Kondrat'yev, Andre Ryland, David Suhor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, Ashton Hayward, Mayor, Brian Cooper, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 7, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca S. Markert , Madeline Ziegler , Freedom from Religion Foundation, MADISON, WI, Monica Lynn Miller , David A. Niose , American Humanist Association, WASHINGTON, DC, Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Luke William Goodrich , Joseph Charles Davis , Lori Halstead Windham , The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, WASHINGTON, DC, James Nixon Daniel , Terrie Lee Didier , Beggs & Lane, RLLP, PENSACOLA, FL, Jack Wes Gay , Allen Norton & Blue, PA, TALLAHASSEE, FL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Richard Douglas Klingler , Sidley Austin, LLP, International Municipal Lawyers Association, WASHINGTON, DC, for Amicus Curiae INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION.

Matthew James Clark , Foundation for Moral Law, MONTGOMERY, AL, for Amicus Curiae FOUNDATION FOR MORAL LAW, INC.

Jacob Roth , Jones Day, WASHINGTON, DC, for Amici Curiae JEWS FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA, COALITION FOR JEWISH VALUES, THE RABBINICAL COUNCIL OF AMERICA, UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA.

Andrew Lynn Brasher , Alabama Attorney General's Office, MONTGOMERY, AL, for Amici Curiae STATE OF ALABAMA, STATE OF FLORIDA, STATE OF GEORGIA, STATE OF INDIANA, STATE OF KANSAS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, STATE OF MISSOURI, STATE OF NEBRASKA, STATE OF NEVADA, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF UTAH.

Allen Ryan Paulsen , Haynes & Boone, LLP, DALLAS, TX, for Amicus Curiae JUNIOR CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL FLORIDA.

Richard Brian Katskee , Americans United for Separation of Church and State, WASHINGTON, DC, for Amici Curiae AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF FLORIDA, ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE, BAPTIST JOINT COMMITTEE FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, CENTER FOR INQUIRY, CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN RABBIS, HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC., JEWISH SOCIAL POLICY ACTION NETWORK, MUSLIM ADVOCATES, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN, SIKH COALITION, UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM, WOMEN OF REFORM JUDAISM.

Before NEWSOM and HULL, Circuit Judges, and ROYAL, District Judge.


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