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A Discussion Of The Movement To Desecularize Public Education, Deborah L. Mchenry Sep 1987

A Discussion Of The Movement To Desecularize Public Education, Deborah L. Mchenry

West Virginia Law Review

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Judge Hand's History: An Analysis Of History And Method In Jaffree V. Board Of School Commissioners Of Mobile County, Michael Kent Curtis Sep 1983

Judge Hand's History: An Analysis Of History And Method In Jaffree V. Board Of School Commissioners Of Mobile County, Michael Kent Curtis

West Virginia Law Review

In Jaffree v. Board of School Commissioners, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama upheld, against a constitutional challenge, teacher led school prayers. In the companion case of Jaffree v. James, the court upheld the Alabama Prayer Law which permitted state sanctioned prayers in public schools. The religious exercises and the Prayer Law were, of course, unconstitutional when viewed in light of decisions of the United States Supreme Court holding that the first amendment erected a wall of separation between church and state. When faced with direct and settled precedent, the lower federal courts generally follow …


Secular Control Of Non-Public Schools, Carl L. Fletcher Jr. Sep 1979

Secular Control Of Non-Public Schools, Carl L. Fletcher Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

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School Books, Lesson Plans, And The Constitution, Frederick F. Schauer May 1976

School Books, Lesson Plans, And The Constitution, Frederick F. Schauer

West Virginia Law Review

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