Brief of Chabad of Pittsburgh as Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appellants

Authors

• Nathan Lewin, Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, L.L.P.
• Richard W. Garnett, Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, L.L.P.
• Charles H. Saul, Margolis Edelstein

Document Type

Brief

Case Name

American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey v. Bret Schundler

Publication Date

4-20-1998

Abstract

No. 98-5021
American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey v. Bret Schundler

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

From the Introduction

Jersey City's Holiday Display, through which the City was "pleased to celebrate the diverse cultural and ethnic heritage of its people" (Op. at 4), was entirely consistent with First Amendment "first principles." The previous decisions in this case, which demonstrate a palpable suspicion and distrust toward religious symbols and which reflect the mistaken assumption that the Constitution mandates a "naked public square," purged entirely of religious content and influence, are not.

Comments

Amicus Curiae Chabad of Pittsburgh is a local Jewish organization, affiliated with the world-wide Lubavitch movement, that seeks to educate the Jewish people about their faith and history, to encourage and facilitate religious observance by all Jews, and to promote universal respect for Jewish traditions and practices.

Recommended Citation

Lewin, Nathan; Garnett, Richard W.; and Saul, Charles H., "Brief of Chabad of Pittsburgh as Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appellants" (1998). Court Briefs. 128.
https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/sct_briefs/128