Legal Opinion
Bender v. Williamsport Area School District
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 12, 1983No. Civ. 82-0692PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
NEALON, Chief Judge.
This case involves an interesting, yet difficult and volatile area of constitutional law. The Williamsport Area School District has adopted a policy establishing a regularly-scheduled activity period to encourage students to organize clubs and groups and hold meetings at its high school. The plaintiffs herein requested permission to form a club which would use the period to read scriptures, pray, discuss religious questions and engage in “other activities ... of interest to the group.” The request was denied. No student group or organization previously has…
2Cases cited73 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Bender v. Williamsport Area School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Bender v. Williamsport Area School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Youngman v. CNA InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Prince v. JacobyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Bender v. Williamsport Area School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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