Wallace v. Jaffree
Significance, Court Strikes Down "minute Of Silence" Law As Impermissible State Sponsorship Of Religion
Appellant
George C. Wallace, Governor of Alabama
Appellee
Ishmael Jaffree
Appellant's Claim
That public schools can provide students with a minute of silence each day for purposes of meditation or prayer without violating the doctrine of church-state separation.
Chief Lawyer for Appellant
John S. Baker, Jr.
Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Ronnie L. Williams
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O'Connor, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., John Paul Stevens (writing for the Court)
Justices Dissenting
Warren E. Burger, William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
4 December 1984
Decision
The Supreme Court struck down the Alabama "moment of silence" statute.
Related Cases
- Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962).
- Abington School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963).
- Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971).
- Lynch v. Donnelly, 465 U.S. 668 (1984).
Sources
Eastland, Terry. Religious Liberty in the Supreme Court. Washington, DC: Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1993.
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