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O'Hair v. Andrus, No. 613 F.2d 931 (1979).
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O'Hair v. Andrus (No. 613 F.2d 931) [1979] — The D.C. Circuit upheld provision of police protection, crowd and traffic control, utilities, and trash services for a papal mass on the National Mall because these services were no different from those regularly incurred with any large public gathering. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/ohair/, accessed July 5, 2026).
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Holding: The D.C. Circuit upheld provision of police protection, crowd and traffic control, utilities, and trash services for a papal mass on the National Mall because these services were no different from those regularly incurred with any large public gathering.
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O'Hair v. Andrus (613 F.2d 931) is a Church & State case in 1979. The court held that the D.C. Circuit upheld provision of police protection, crowd and traffic control, utilities, and trash services for a papal mass on the National Mall because these services were no different from those regularly incurred with any large public gathering.