Legal Opinion
Opinions of the Justices to the House of Representatives
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 30, 1982PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
To the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
The undersigned Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court respectfully submit their response to the questions set forth in an order adopted by the House of Representatives on August 3, 1982, and transmitted to us on August 5, 1982.
The order recites that House No. 1454, a bill pending before the General Court, provides for a period of voluntary prayer or meditation in public schools, and that grave doubt exists as to its constitutionality if enacted into law. A copy of the bill was transmitted with the.order. The…
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