Legal Opinion
Doremus v. Bd. of Education of Hawthorne
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided October 16, 1950PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Case, J.
The judgment under appeal was entered in the Law Division of the Superior Court, Passaic County, and was brought here on our certification. The action was originated under the Declaratory Judgment Act by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ to test the constitutionality of B. S. 18:14r-77 and 78. Those statutory provisions are:
18:14r-77. “At least five verses taken from that portion of the Holy Bible known as the Old Testament shall be read, or caused to be read, without comment, in each public school classroom, in the presence of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Massachusetts v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Church of the Holy Trinity v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Patton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Myers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Doremus v. Board of Ed. of HawthorneSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- State Ex Rel. Lyons v. GuyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1961
- Zellers v. HuffNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1951
- Miele v. McGuireSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Flynn v. Union CityNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1954
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