GALLOWAY v. TOWN OF GREECE

No. 08-CV-6088 CJS(P).

732 F.Supp.2d 195 (2010)

Susan GALLOWAY and Linda Stephens, Plaintiffs, v. TOWN OF GREECE and John Auberger, in his official capacity as Town of Greece Supervisor, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. New York.

August 5, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ayesha N. Khan , Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, D.C., David G. Jay , Buffalo, NY, for Plaintiffs.

J. Michael Johnson , Alliance Defense Fund, Shreveport, LA, Laurence D. Behr , Barth, Sullivan & Behr, Buffalo, NY, for Defendants.


DECISION AND ORDER

CHARLES J. SIRAGUSA, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This is an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 19831, in which the plaintiffs, Susan Galloway and Linda Stephens ("Plaintiffs"), allege that the practice of the Town of Greece's ("Defendant" or "the Town") of opening Town Board meetings with prayer violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Plaintiffs...

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