Supreme Court of Texas

County jail's operation of a voluntary chaplain training unit for prisoners violates the establishment clause of the Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/23/2000
• Decided 06/28/2001
• Published 06/28/2001

Judges

• Justice HANKINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Russell A. Friemel, Van Thompson, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Kristi LaRoe, Office of the Criminal District Attorney, Fort Worth, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Laurance L. Priddy, Aledo, Richard A. Rohan, Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal, Dawn Ryan Budner, Bell Nunnally & Martin, Barbara M.G. Lynn, Christopher John Scanlan, Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, for Respondents.