Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Harris v. Joint School District No. 241
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1994No. 93-35839Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partEugene A. Wright, Circuit Judge
This is not a prayer case involving classrooms or school assemblies. Nor does it concern the selection by a high school principal of a clergyman to provide a graduation prayer. Rather, the issue is whether a school district in a rural Idaho community may delegate to graduating students the planning and execution of their commencement, including the decision to offer an invocation and a benediction.
Because I believe that the limited role of School District No. 241 does not convey a message of state endorsement of religion, I respectfully dissent from that portion of the majority opinion…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lynch v. DonnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Lee v. WeismanSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Engel v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Marsh v. ChambersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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