Widmar v. Vincent: The Beginning of the End for the Establishment Clause.

Ayres, Ted D.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ264675

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1981

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

Widmar v. Vincent: The Beginning of the End for the Establishment Clause.

Ayres, Ted D.

Journal of College and University Law, v8 n4 p511-17 1981-82

A Supreme Court decision requiring a state university to allow a student group to hold religious services in campus facilities is reviewed. The decision was admittedly a narrow one, leaving several issues for later consideration, but it does signal a lightening of longtime prohibitions on campus religious activity. (MSE)

Descriptors: Church Programs, Civil Rights, College Buildings, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Higher Education, Religious Cultural Groups, School Responsibility, State Universities, Student Organizations, Student Rights

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A