Legal Opinion
Chandler v. James
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided March 12, 1997No. Civil Action No. 96-D-169-NPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DE MENT, Judge.
In 1977, the Aabama legislature passed the first in a series of “school prayer” statutes. This first statute, which provided for a moment of silence at the beginning of the school day, see Ala.Code § 16-1-20 (1995), was supplemented in 1981 by a statute which specifically provided that the moment of silence “shall be observed for meditation or voluntary prayer.” Ala.Code § 16-1-20.1 (1995). Then, in 1982, a third school prayer statute was passed which “recogniz[ed] that the Lord God is one” and permitted public school teachers to lead willing…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Chandler v. JamesDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1997