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MAY v. COOPERMAN

Civ. A. No. 83-89.

582 F.Supp. 1458 (1984)

Jeffrey MAY, individually, Jean Ross, as natural parent of Damon Ross, an infant, and Jean Ross, individually, Bonnie Schorske, as natural parent of Mark Tulloss, an infant, and Bonnie Schorske, individually, Brenda Butler, as natural parent of Cary Butler, an infant, and Brenda Butler, individually, Gary Drew, individually, Plaintiffs, v. Dr. Saul COOPERMAN, Commissioner of the Department of Education, New Jersey Department of Education, Edison Township Board of Education, Old Bridge Township Board of Education, Defendants, and Alan J. Karcher as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, the New Jersey General Assembly, Carmen A. Orechio as President of the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey Senate, Defendants-Intervenors.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

March 28, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pellettieri, Rabstein & Altman, Trenton, N.J., for plaintiffs.

Hannoch, Weisman, Stern, Besser, Berkowitz & Kinney, Newark, N.J., for Alan J. Karcher and Carmen A. Orechio.

Marinari & Farkas, Trenton, N.J., for New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey Senate.

Irwin I. Kimmelman, Atty. Gen. of New Jersey, Trenton, N.J., Attorney for Dr. Saul Cooperman, Com'r of Educ. and Dept. of Educ.

R. Joseph Ferenczi, Edison, N.J., for Edison Tp. Bd. of Educ.

OPINION

DEBEVOISE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs sued for declaratory and injunctive relief contesting the constitutionality of New Jersey's "moment of silence" law. New Jersey P.L.1982, Ch. 205. After a trial they prevailed on the merits. May v. Cooperman, 572 F.Supp. 1561 (D.N.J. 1983). In my original opinion I held that under the circumstances of the case attorneys...

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