Wallace v. Jaffree
· Case: Wallace v. Jaffree
· Year: 1985
· Result: 6-3, favor Jaffree
· Related constitutional issue/amendment: Amendment 1: Establishment of Religion Clause
· Civil rights or Civil liberties: Civil Liberties
· Significance/Precedent: The Court held that Alabama’s law regarding prayer in schools was a violation on the 1st amendment’s Establishment Clause and is therefore unconstitutional. This case was significant because it reinforced the protection against an establishment of religion.
· Quote from majority opinion: “The State's endorsement of prayer activities at the beginning of each school day is not consistent with the established principle that the government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.”
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· 6-word summary: Prayer in schools, violation Establishment Clause.
· Year: 1985
· Result: 6-3, favor Jaffree
· Related constitutional issue/amendment: Amendment 1: Establishment of Religion Clause
· Civil rights or Civil liberties: Civil Liberties
· Significance/Precedent: The Court held that Alabama’s law regarding prayer in schools was a violation on the 1st amendment’s Establishment Clause and is therefore unconstitutional. This case was significant because it reinforced the protection against an establishment of religion.
· Quote from majority opinion: “The State's endorsement of prayer activities at the beginning of each school day is not consistent with the established principle that the government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.”
· Illustration/image: See Below
· 6-word summary: Prayer in schools, violation Establishment Clause.