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· 3/17/1987

Kenneth Saladin C. Diane Saladin Thelma Guaetta, Frampton K.C. Smith v. City of Milledgeville

Citations

  • 812 F.2d 687
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 3370

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  • holding that rendering the term “Christianity” as part of a city seal, to be illegible did not prevent residents who knew what it signified from being reminded of it “every time they [were] confronted with” it
  • holding that city residents had standing to challenge the city's placement of the word \Christianity\ on its official seal because they regularly received correspondence bearing the seal and the seal made them feel like \second class citizens\
  • holding that city residents had standing to challenge the city’s placement of the word “Christianity” on its official seal because they regularly received correspondence bearing the seal and the seal made them feel like “second class citizens”
  • holding plaintiffs who were City residents bore \more than an abstract interest\ in having City remove word \Christianity\ from its city seal, demonstrating an injury in fact
  • holding city residents had standing to challenge the city's placement of the word \Christianity\ on its official seal because they regularly received correspondence bearing the seal and the seal made them feel like second-class citizens
  • holding city residents had standing to challenge the city’s placement of the word “Christianity” on its official seal because they regularly received correspondence bearing the seal and the seal made them feel like second-class citizens

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Judges: Fay, Johnson, Henderson

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