American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts v. Leavitt
Plaintiff: American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
Defendant: Michael O Leavitt, Daniel Schneider and David H Siegel
Case Number: 1:2009cv10038
Filed: January 12, 2009
Court: US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Office: Civil Rights: Other Office
County: Suffolk
Presiding Judge: Richard G. Stearns
Nature of Suit: None
Cause of Action: U.S. Government Defendant
Jury Demanded By: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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March 23, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 105 Judge Richard G. Stearns: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER entered. The ACLUs motion for summary judgment is ALLOWED. It is therefore ADJUDGED and DECLARED that the government defendants violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United St ates Constitution, insofar as they delegated authority to a religious organization to impose religiously based restrictions on the expenditure of taxpayer funds, and thereby impliedly endorsed the religious beliefs of the USCCB and the Catholic Church. The government defendants motion for summary judgment is DENIED. The USCCBs motion to dismiss and motion for summary are DENIED. (RGS, law2)
October 6, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 98 Judge Richard G. Stearns: MEMORANDUM and ORDER entered granting 51 Motion to Unseal Documents; denying 53 Motion to Seal Documents; denying 63 Motion to Seal; denying 83 Motion to Seal Document (RGS, law2)
March 22, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 31 Judge Richard G. Stearns: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER entered.(Tyler, Rebecca)
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Defendant: Michael O Leavitt
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Defendant: Daniel Schneider
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Defendant: David H Siegel
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Plaintiff: American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
Represented By: Brigitte Amiri
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