Doe v. Stegall

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1981-08-10

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JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge: This interlocutory appeal requires us to decide whether a mother and her two children may proceed under fictitious names with their suit challenging the constitutionality of prayer and Bible reading exercises in Mississippi public schools. The district court determined that it had no jurisdiction over a suit mounted by plaintiffs who wished to shield themselves from hostile public reaction t…

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