Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District
Significance, Was The School District Discriminatory?, Federal Court, Further Readings
Petitioner
Lamb's Chapel, et al.
Respondent
Center Moriches Union Free School District, et al.
Petitioner's Claim
That the Center Moriches Union Free School District violated the First Amendment rights of the Lamb's Chapel by not allowing them to use the school facilities for the showing of a religious-based film series on family values.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Jay Alan Sekulow
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
John W. Hoefling
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens, Clarence Thomas, Byron R. White (writing for the Court)
Justices Dissenting
None
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
7 June 1993
Decision
Overturned the trial court and appeal's court decisions by stating that the claim by Lamb's Chapel alleging that they had been discriminated against on basis of religion was accurate.
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