| Description: | The Supreme Court's decisions holding government-sponsored prayer in the public schools to violate the First Amendment's establishment clause but prayer in legislative assemblies to be constitutional are sometimes lifted up as contradictory. This report summarizes the relevant decisions and identifies the distinctions the Court has drawn between the two situations. |
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| Creation Date: | October 26, 1994 |
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Publisher Name: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
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| Original Creation Date: | October 26, 1994 | |
| Description: | The Supreme Court's decisions holding government-sponsored prayer in the public schools to violate the First Amendment's establishment clause but prayer in legislative assemblies to be constitutional are sometimes lifted up as contradictory. This report summarizes the relevant decisions and identifies the distinctions the Court has drawn between the two situations. |
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