WOODRING v. JACKSON COUNTY, INDIANA

No. 20-1881.

986 F.3d 979 (2021)

Rebecca WOODRING, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JACKSON COUNTY, INDIANA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 2, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Falk , Stevie J. Pactor , Gavin M. Rose , Attorneys, American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Roger Karam Gannam , Horatio Gabriel Mihet , Daniel Joseph Schmid , Attorneys, Liberty Counsel Inc., Orlando, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Kelly J. Shackelford, Esq. , Attorney, First Liberty Institute, Plano, TX, for Amicus Curiae First Liberty Institute.

Diana Verm , Attorney, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Brownstown Area Ministerial Association.

Patrick Elliott , Attorney, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Madison, WI, for Amicus Curiae Freedom From Religion Foundation.

Before Wood, Hamilton, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


This case concerns the constitutionality of a nativity scene on government property. Each holiday season, Jackson County, Indiana allows private groups to set up a lighted Christmas display on the front lawn of its historic courthouse. The display comprises a nativity scene, Santa Claus in his sleigh, a reindeer, carolers...

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