Legal Opinion
Engel v. Vitale
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1962No. 468PublishedCited by 793 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The respondent Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 9, New Hyde Park, New York, acting in its official capacity under state law, directed the School District’s principal to cause the following prayer to be said aloud by each class in the presence of a teacher at the beginning of each school day:
“Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers and our Country.”
This daily procedure was adopted on the recommendation of the State Board of Regents, a governmental agency created by the State Constitution to which the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Engel v. VitaleNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- Engel v. VitaleNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
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