Posted by
Team Turk on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 1:49:31 PM
GOP USA chronicles
Christmas music lawsuit.
Although a lower court dismissed the complaint, a federal court has now ruled that a legal challenge to a New Jersey school district's ban on Christmas music can proceed to trial.
In December of 2004, administrators with the South Orange/Maplewood School District banned the playing of Christmas music during year-end celebrations in its public schools. The Thomas More Law Center sued on behalf of a district parent and his two school-age children.
A district court dismissed the complaint, claiming the Law Center failed to state a claim under the Constitution of the United States. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled the challenge can go forward.