Legal Opinion
Chaudhuri v. Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1997No. 96-5538PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNelson, J., joined by Ryan, J.,
JONES, (pp. 240-41), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
The question presented here is whether a nonsectarian prayer or moment of silence at a public university function violates the First Amendment. We answer the question “no.”
Tennessee State University formerly made it a practice to include invocations and benedictions at certain university events. The plaintiff, Dilip K. Chaudhuri, Ph.D., brought the present lawsuit to contest the constitutionality of this practice. The university then discontinued the prayers and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Widmar v. VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Lynch v. DonnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by42 opinions
- Williams v. LaraTexas Supreme Court · 2001
- Mellen v. BuntingCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Newdow v. BushDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- Bunting v. MellenSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Snyder v. Murray City Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
37 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.