Legal Opinion
Jaffree v. Wallace
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 12, 1983No. Nos. 83-7046, 83-7047PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether the trial court correctly determined that the recitation of prayers in the Mobile County, Alabama, public schools and the implementation of two Alabama statutes permitting religious practices in those public schools do not violate the establishment clause of the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.1 We are not called upon to determine whether prayer in public schools is desirable as a matter of policy. Because we find that the trial court was incorrect, we reverse and remand with directions to the trial court to issue and…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
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3Cited by96 opinions
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- The American Civil Liberties Union Of New Jersey v. Black Horse Pike Regional Board Of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Bernard Litman v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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