FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUND. v. COUNTY OF LEHIGH

No. 17-3581.

933 F.3d 275 (2019)

FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC.; Stephen Meholic; David Simpson; John Berry; Candace Winkler v. THE COUNTY OF LEHIGH, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: August 8, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus B. Schneider [Argued], Steele Schneider , 428 Forbes Avenue, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Attorneys for all Plaintiff-Appellees.

Patrick C. Elliott , Freedom from Religion Foundation, 10 North Henry Street, Madison, WI 53703, Attorney for individual Plaintiff-Appellees.

Eric S. Baxter [Argued], Joseph C. Davis , Diana M. Verm , The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, Thomas M. Caffrey , P.O. Box A, Copley, PA 18037, Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard B. Katskee , Americans United for Separation of Church & State, 1310 L Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005, Attorney for Amici Religious and Civil-Liberties Organizations in Support of Appellees.

David A. Cortman , Alliance Defending Freedom, 15100 N. 90th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260,

Samuel S. Sadeghi , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, 600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1800, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, Jonathan A. Scruggs , Kristen K. Waggoner , Alliance Defending Freedom, 15100 North 90th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, Attorneys for Amicus Alliance Defending Freedom in Support of Appellant.

Michael D. Berry , First Liberty Institute, 2001 West Plano Parkway, Suite 1600, Plano, TX 75075, Attorney for Amicus First Liberty Institute in Support of Appellant.

Gregory Dolin , University of Baltimore School of Law, 1420 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, Attorney for Amicus Jews for Religious Liberty in Support of Appellant.

Gregory L. Chafuen , Weil Gotshal & Manges, 2001 M Street, N.W., Suite 600,

Washington, DC 20036, Thomas R. Guy , Weil Gotshal & Manges, 200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201, Randall L. Wenger , Independence Law Center, 23 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Attorneys for Amici States of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia in Support of Appellant.

Before: HARDIMAN, KRAUSE, and BIBAS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

For almost 75 years, the official seal of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania has included a Latin cross surrounded by nearly a dozen secular symbols of historical, patriotic, cultural, and economic significance to the community. The question presented is whether that seal violates the Establishment...

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