Legal Opinion
Jeanne Brandon v. The Board of Education of the Guilderland Central School District
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 17, 1980No. 291, Docket 80-7382PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
To many Americans, the state’s noblest function is the education of our nation’s youth. We entrust this responsibility largely to the public schools, and hope our children grow into responsible citizens by learning the enduring values of Western Civilization we all share-an appreciation of critical reasoning, a commitment to democratic institutions, and a dedication to principles of fairness. In this immigrant nation of dreamers and dissidents, however, no broad consensus regarding the spiritual side of the human condition exists. Our Founding Fathers…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by111 opinions
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