Legal Opinion
Brody v. Spang
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 28, 1992No. 91-1209PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROTH, Circuit Judge.
This suit derives from a dispute over whether and to what extent religious speech may be included in a public high school graduation ceremony, and requires us to evaluate the competing interests of students under the free speech and establishment clauses of the First Amendment. The underlying action was filed by two members of the Class of 1990 at the Down-ingtown Area Senior High School by and through a next friend. Among other allegations, the complaint asserted that the inclusion of prayer at commencement exercises violated the establishment clause.
Th…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by55 opinions
- In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 1099 v. Southwest Ohio Regional Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- The American Civil Liberties Union Of New Jersey v. Black Horse Pike Regional Board Of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Development Finance Corporation the National Housing and Health Care Trust, Inc. v. Alpha Housing & Health Care, Inc. v. John Sower Wilbur Dove, Third Party Sylvan Associates, Inc., ( Pursuant to Rule 12(a), f.r.a.p.)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Treesdale, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
50 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.