Lund v. Rowan County’s Empirical Analysis
837 F.3d 407 · 2016
Citation profile
9 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Lemon v. Kurtzman · School District of Abington Township Pennsylvania v. Schempp J Murray III · Lynch v. Donnelly · County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union · Lee v. Weisman
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Let us pray. Father we do thank you for the privilege of being here tonight. We thank you for the beautiful day you’ve given us, for health and strength, for all the things we take for granted. Lord, as we read the paper today, the economic times are not good, and many people are suffering and doing without. We pray for them; we pray that you would help us to help. We pray for the decisions that we will make tonight, that God, they will honor and glorify you. We pray that you would give us wisdom and understanding. We’ll thank you for it. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“As the majority ... rightly remind[s], there exists a robust tradition of prayers delivered by legislators.”). 14 . Moreover, the Fourth Circuit rejected the plaintiffs' claim that they were singled out for opprobrium based upon several statements by commissioners that”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“were critical of those in the religious minority”: "[s]uch isolated incidents do not come close to showing ... 'a pattern of prayers that over time denigrate, proselytize, or betray an impermissible government purpose.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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