Wallace v. Jaffree
1985 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wallace v. Jaffree, 472 U.S. 38 (1985), was a United States Supreme Court case deciding on the issue of silent school prayer.[1]
Quick Facts Wallace v. Jaffree, Argued December 4, 1984 Decided June 4, 1985 ...
Wallace v. Jaffree | |
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Argued December 4, 1984 Decided June 4, 1985 | |
Full case name | Wallace, Governor of Alabama, et al. v. Jaffree, et al. |
Citations | 472 U.S. 38 (more) 105 S. Ct. 2479; 86 L. Ed. 2d 29; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 91; 53 U.S.L.W. 4665 |
Case history | |
Prior | Preliminary injunction granted, Jaffree v. James, 544 F. Supp. 727 (S.D. Ala. 1982); statute upheld, Jaffree v. Board of School Comm'rs of Mobile County, 554 F. Supp. 1104 (S.D. Ala. 1983); reversed, Jaffree v. Wallace, 705 F.2d 1526 (11th Cir. 1983). |
Subsequent | Smith v. Board of School Comm'rs of Mobile County, 827 F.2d 684 (11th Cir. 1987); 837 F.2d 1461 (11th Cir. 1988) |
Holding | |
State endorsement of prayer activities in schools is prohibited by the First Amendment. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell |
Concurrence | Powell |
Concurrence | O'Connor (in judgment) |
Dissent | Burger |
Dissent | White |
Dissent | Rehnquist |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
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