Zorach v. Clauson
1952 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zorach v. Clauson, 343 U.S. 306 (1952), was a release time case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a school district to allow students to leave the public school for part of the day to receive off-site religious instruction did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.[1]
Quick Facts Zorach v. Clauson, Argued January 31 – February 1, 1952 Decided April 28, 1952 ...
Zorach v. Clauson | |
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Argued January 31 – February 1, 1952 Decided April 28, 1952 | |
Full case name | Zorach, et al. v. Clauson, et al., constituting the Board of Education of the City of New York, et al. |
Citations | 343 U.S. 306 (more) 72 S. Ct. 679; 96 L. Ed. 954; 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2773 |
Case history | |
Prior | 303 N.Y. 161, 100 N.E.2d 463 (1951); probable jurisdiction noted, 72 S. Ct. 232 (1951). |
Holding | |
Released time programs are acceptable if the instruction takes place away from the school campus, for 1 hour per week, and with no public funding. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Douglas, joined by Vinson, Reed, Burton, Clark, Minton |
Dissent | Black |
Dissent | Frankfurter |
Dissent | Jackson |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
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