Case Name: FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Elaine L. CHAO, Secretary of Department of Labor, et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-05-03
Citations: 447 F.3d 988
Docket Number: No. 05-1130
Parties: FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Elaine L. CHAO, Secretary of Department of Labor, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before Hon. JOEL M. FLAUM, Chief Judge, Hon. RICHARD A. POSNER, Hon. FRANK H. EASTERBROOK, Hon. KENNETH F. RIPPLE, Hon. DANIEL A. MANION, Hon. MICHAEL S. KANNE, Hon. ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Hon. DIANE P. WOOD, Hon. TERENCE T. EVANS, Hon. ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, Hon. DIANE S. SYKES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 447
Pages: 988–992

Head Matter:
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Elaine L. CHAO, Secretary of Department of Labor, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 05-1130.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
May 3, 2006.
Richard L. Bolton (argued), Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Lowell Sturgill (argued), Dept, of Justice Civil Rights Div. Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before Hon. JOEL M. FLAUM, Chief Judge, Hon. RICHARD A. POSNER, Hon. FRANK H. EASTERBROOK, Hon. KENNETH F. RIPPLE, Hon. DANIEL A. MANION, Hon. MICHAEL S. KANNE, Hon. ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Hon. DIANE P. WOOD, Hon. TERENCE T. EVANS, Hon. ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, Hon. DIANE S. SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER
On March 13, 2006, defendants-appellees filed a petition for rehearing with suggestion of rehearing en banc. A vote of the active members of the Court was requested, and a majority has voted to deny the petition. The petition is therefore DENIED,
Chief Judge Flaum and Judge Easterbrook have written opinions concurring in the denial of the petition for rehearing en banc. Judge Ripple has written an opinion, which Judge Manion, Judge Kanne, and Judge Sykes have joined, dissenting from the denial of the petition.