Legal Opinion
Walter v. West Virginia Board of Education
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided March 14, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-5366PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
HALLANAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this class action for declaratory and injunctive relief request that the Court declare Article 3, Section 15-a 1 (hereinafter, “the Amendment”) of the West Virginia Constitution, now commonly referred to as the “Prayer Amendment,” unconstitutional as violative of their rights as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Plaintiffs further seek to have this Court permanently enjoin implementation of said Amendment in West Virginia’s public schools.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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