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Establishment Clause
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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Fourth Circuit Holds Legislative Prayer Violates Establishment Clause
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The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, an elected body that governs Forsyth County, North Carolina, begins each of its meetings with a prayer and the pledge of allegiance. The practice…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Florida Federal Court Rules Ten Commandments Monument Violates Establishment Clause
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Senior District Judge Maurice M. Paul (N.D. Fla.) ruled last week that a Ten Commandments monument displayed just outside the Dixie County Courthouse is government speech and violates the Establishment Clause. Judge Paul…
The Faculty Lounge
Reading Cert Denial Tea Leaves: Catholic League v. San Francisco
Trying to read anything into denials of certiorari may be of even less utility than predicting outcomes, but the Supreme Court's denial of certiorari on Monday in Catholic League for…
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Hawaii’s Good Friday Holiday – What’s Up With That?
If you are wondering why the doors to most state, county, and city offices are locked today, remember that it isn't another "furlough Friday," or the day HGEA is voting…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Footnote of the Day: Tradition
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In Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn, decided this week, a deeply divided Court reversed the Ninth Circuit's finding that an Arizona statute providing a tax credit to be…
Supreme Court Update
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn (09-987), Cullen v. Pinholster (09-1088) and Order List
By Kim Rinehart
Greetings, Court fans! The Court issued two significant decisions this week: Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn (09-987), limiting taxpayer standing to bring Establishment Clause challenges, and Cullen v.…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
No Standing in Establishment Clause Challenge: Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn Opinion Analysis
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The Court issued its 5-4 opinion in Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn, reversing the Ninth Circuit's finding that the Arizona statute violated the Establishment Clause by holding that the…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Sharply Limits Establishment of Religion Suits Challenging Tax Laws
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court today reversed a lower court decision holding that Arizona state tax credits for contributions to school tuition organizations violated the federal Constitution’s Establishment…
Land Use Prof Blog
Public Funding for Religious Landmark Upheld
U.S. District Judge Michael McCuskey (C.D. Ill.) has dismissed (Jurist story here) an Establishment Clause lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Illinois Commerce and Economic Opportunity Department's awarding of a restoration grant for the…
School Law
Virginia School Board Votes to Return Ten Commandments Displays to Schools
Setting up a constitutional showdown about the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution, the Giles County School Board unanimously voted to return displays of the Ten Commandments previously removed…