No. 22-278October Term 2022Decided Mar 6, 2023
City of Ocala v. Rojas
This case involves a dispute over whether individuals have standing to bring an Establishment Clause claim against a city.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Mar 6, 2023
- What it's about
This case involves a dispute over whether individuals have standing to bring an Establishment Clause claim against a city. The Court considered whether such claims should be evaluated based on the Constitution's historical meaning rather than the feelings of a hypothetical reasonable observer.
Question presented
1. Whether individuals have standing to bring an Establishment Clause claim against a city. 2. Whether such claims should be evaluated based on the Constitution's historical meaning rather than the feelings of a hypothetical reasonable observer.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released Mar 6, 2023
- Area
First Amendment
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
- Methodology