Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Celestial Church of Christ, Inc. v. City of Chicago

Celestial Church of Christ, Inc. v. City of Chi., 517 U.S. 1137 (1996)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1996-04-15
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

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Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Celestial Church of Christ, Inc. v. City of Chicago. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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App. Ct. Ill., 1st Dist. Certiorari denied.