Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights v. City and County of San Francisco

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR 

RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS;

RICHARD SONNENSHEIN; VALERIE

MEEHAN,

Plaintiffs-Appellants, No. 06-17328 v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN  D.C. No.

CV-06-02351-MHP

FRANCISCO; AARON PESKIN; TOM

OPINION

AMMIANO in his official capacity as a Supervisor, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco, Defendants-Appellees.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Marilyn H. Patel, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 18, 2008—San Francisco, California

Filed June 3, 2009

Before: Procter Hug, Jr., Richard A. Paez, and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Paez; Concurrence by Judge Berzon

6579 6582 CATHOLIC LEAGUE v. SAN FRANCISCO

COUNSEL

Robert J. Muise, Thomas More Law Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the appellants.

Vince Chhabria, City Attorney’s Office of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, for the appellees. CATHOLIC LEAGUE v. SAN FRANCISCO 6583

OPINION

PAEZ, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights,…