Legal Opinion
Johns v. Allen
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 16, 1964No. Civ. A. 2735PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, who are Protestants, by their complaints, evidence and arguments attack §§ 4101-4103, 14 Del.C., as unconstitutional. The plaintiffs seek to enjoin the reading of five verses of the Holy Bible and the recital of the Lord’s Prayer in unison by the pupils in the public schools of Delaware on every school day. The defendants assert numerous defenses. We will discuss only those which we deem to merit consideration.
Having in mind the principles enunciated by the Supreme Court in Abington School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203, 83 S.Ct. 1560, 10 L.Ed.2d 844…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Phillips v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by7 opinions
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