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Wallace v. Jaffree
United States Supreme Court
472 U.S. 38, 105 S.Ct. 2479, 86 L.ed.2d 29 (1985)
- Written by Mary Pfotenhauer, JD
Facts
In 1978 Alabama passed a law authorizing a one-minute period of silence in public schools for meditation. In 1981 Alabama passed a law authorizing a one-minute period of silence in public schools for meditation or voluntary prayer. Appellees challenge the later statute authorizing a period of silence for meditation or voluntary prayer.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Stevens, J.)
Concurrence (O’Connor, J.)
Dissent (Burger, C.J.)
Dissent (Rehnquist, J.)
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