Graduate Prayers Flunk Coercion Test: An Analysis of "Lee v. Weisman.".

Schimmel, David

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ERIC Number: EJ459336

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Publication Date: 1993

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Graduate Prayers Flunk Coercion Test: An Analysis of "Lee v. Weisman."

Schimmel, David

Wests's Education Law Quarterly, v2 n1 p77-93 Jan 1993

Outlines the facts of the Supreme Court 5-4 decision in "Lee" that graduation prayers violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Summarizes opinions of Justices Kennedy, Scalia, Souter, and Blackmun. Discusses some of the legal, educational, and policy implications of the conflicting opinions. (33 footnotes) (MLF)

Descriptors: Commencement Ceremonies, Court Judges, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Public Schools, School Law, School Prayer, State Church Separation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Lee v Weisman

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