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Engel v Vitale Kate O’Neill. Quick Facts Challenged the Establishment Clause of 1 st Amendment Took place in 1962 Was questioning whether it was constitutional.

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1 Engel v Vitale Kate O’Neill

2 Quick Facts Challenged the Establishment Clause of 1 st Amendment Took place in 1962 Was questioning whether it was constitutional to start off a school day with a prayer

3 The Decision The Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to say prayers in a public school hammeringsparksfromtheanvil.blogspot.com

4 Details Board Regents from the state of New York allowed a prayer to be said at public school While 22 states agreed with New York that it was constitutional, 3 religious groups protested that it was unconstitutional ishouldbelaughing.blogspot.com

5 Where this led to… This case led to rulings on multiple Supreme Court cases such as Wallace v. Jaffree (1985) (banned one minute prayer meditation) Lee v. Weisman (1992) (clergy-run prayer at graduations) Santa Fe ISD v. Doe (2000) (banned student-led prayer at public school) http://schotteljustice.com/AboutUs/tabid /54/Default.aspx

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