Silverman v. Campbell
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Silverman v. Campbell was a South Carolina Supreme Court case regarding the constitutionality of a provision in the South Carolina Constitution requiring an oath to God for employment in the public sector.
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Silverman v. Campbell, et al. | |
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Court | South Carolina Supreme Court |
Full case name | Herb Silverman v. Carol A. Campbell, et al. |
Argued | October 3, 1996 1996 |
Decided | May 27, 1997 1997 |
Citation | 326 S.C. 208 (1997) 486 S.E.2d 1 |
Holding | |
The Court held that the Constitution of South Carolina articles requiring belief in a supreme being to be in violation of the First Amendment and the No Religious Test Clause of the U. S. Constitution[1] | |
Court membership | |
Chief judge | Ernest A. Finney, Jr.[2] |
Associate judges | Jean Toal, James E. Moore, John H. Waller, E. C. Burnett, III |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Finney |
Concurrence | Toal, Moore, Waller, Burnett |
Laws applied | |
Article VI, section 3 of the U.S. Constitution |
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