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· 9/28/1989

Phillip L. Foremaster v. City of St. George, a Political Subdivision of the State of Utah

Citations

  • 882 F.2d 1485

How courts have described this case

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  • \We inquire what an average observer would perceive when viewing the action of the City.\
  • “allegations of direct, personal contact” with religious icon in city logo gave rise to standing
  • “allegations of direct, personal contact” with religious icon in city logo gave rise to standing
  • plaintiff had standing based on “direct personal contact with offensive municipal conduct” even though “he did not contend he changed his behavior”
  • plaintiff, who challenged constitutionality of the city's utility subsidy to a local Mormon temple, was a prevailing party when the city mooted the case by voluntarily terminating the subsidy
  • “We inquire what an average observer would perceive when viewing the action of the City.”

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Judges: Holloway, Wright, Baldock

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