“Veiled psyche” and “secret motives”
April 18, 2013
- 92 Constitutional Law
- 92XIII Freedom of Religion and Conscience
- 92XIII(A) In General
- 92k1294 Establishment of Religion
- 92k1295 k. In General.
In looking to a county’s predominant purpose under the Lemon test in an Establishment Clause challenge, a court cannot look to the veiled psyche of government officers or secret motives of county officials, and cannot undertake a judicial psychoanalysis of a drafter’s heart of hearts.
American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky v. Rowan County, Ky., 513 F.Supp.2d 889 (E.D.Ky. 2007)