Saturday, June 4, 2011

Wallace v. Jaffree

The 1985 Supreme Court case of Wallace v. Jaffree ruled that the State of Alabama's requirement that all public school students offer a daily moment of silent meditation of voluntary prayer was in violation of the First Amendment's Establishment Clause. The court found the law unconstitutional as being entirely motivated by a purpose of advancing religion.
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