Wallace+v.+Jaffree

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 * Wallace v. Jaffree (Mr. Correll) [[image:us_supreme_court_seal.png width="176" height="202"]]

 ** Facts about Wallace v. Jaffree: ** media type="custom" key="3568938" width="432" height="202" - Do you think Justice Stevens might have found the Alabama Laws constitutional if those words were not included?
 * Took place in Alabama
 * Regards the first amendment
 * 6 of the 9 Justices said that the case was unconstitutional
 * The law must have a secular pronged test
 * The case’s primary effect must be one that neither advances nor inhibits religion
 * It must nor faster “an excessive entanglement with religion”
 * Started December 4, 1984 and ended June 5, 1985; took one year to make the decision
 * A student’s parent sued claiming that it violated the Establishment Clause
 * District Court allowed the practice of having a silent moment
 * The final decision of the Court of Appeals was that it was unconstitutional
 * The Major Question **
 * -** Did Alabama law violate the 1st amendment’s Establishment Clause?

· First amendment Establishment Clause · Freedom of Religion · Education · Establishment of Religion Yes. This case was declared unconstitutional.
 * Major Laws and Rights Discussed **
 * The Decision of the court: **

Alabama has the power to establish a State Religion if they chose to. The Justices ruled that there shall be no silent moments or prayer time in school. Now, there is no pledge or pray time. Alabama did not have an “endorsed prayer” Endorsees religion “To suggest that a moment of silence statue that includes the word prayer” is unconstitutional. [|oyez.org] []
 * Reasoning behind the decision: **
 * Impact of this Decision : [[image:0328_jaffree.gif]] **
 * Dissenting Argument : **
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