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Civil Procedure Keyed to Subrin
Freedom from religion foundation, Inc. v. Emanuel County School System
Citation:
109 F.Supp.3d 1353 (2015)Facts
Plaintiffs filed suit in federal district court against Defendants, alleging that the defendants had violated the plaintiffs’ civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by endorsing prayer in a public-school classroom. Plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as compensatory and punitive damages, attorney’s fees, and court costs. Subsequently, the Does filed a motion requesting to use pseudonyms for them and their two children during the litigation rather than their actual names out of fear of reprisal from members of the community. In support of their request, Plaintiffs filed declarations stating that their children had been bullied and singled out for not participating in the classroom prayer. Additionally, the declarations stated that the defendant-teachers had pressured the children to ignore the wishes of their parents and join in classroom prayer. When the children refused, the teachers ostracized the children. Given this conduct by Defendants, Plaintiffs argued that they needed to remain anonymous or else suffer broader harm from the community. Three of the five Defendants opposed the motion.
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