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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided June 17, 1977Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUESTIONS:

1. Are any of the following practices prohibited by either the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or s. 3, Art. I of the Florida Constitution: maintenance of an area within a county jail which is used for the conducting of religious services for the inmates; maintenance of a rent-free office within a county jail for the use of the prison chaplain; or use of public funds to employ a chaplain to minister to the inmates at the county jail?

2. If the answer to question 1 is in the negative, is the board of county commissioners authorized to…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  3. Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  5. Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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