THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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Tinker v. Des Moines
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Engel v. Vitale
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Wisconsin v. Yoder
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Schenck v. United States
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Detailed explanation-1: -6–1 decision for Engel In an opinion authored by Hugo L. Black, the Court held that respondent’s decision to use its school system to facilitate recitation of the official prayer violated the Establishment Clause. Specifically, the policy breached the constitutional wall of separation between church and state.
Detailed explanation-2: -In Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that school-sponsored prayer in public schools violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment.
Detailed explanation-3: -The majority, via Justice Black, held that school-sponsored prayer violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Citing Engel, the Court held that school-sponsored Bible reading constituted government endorsement of a particular religion, and thus violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Public schools may not prohibit student religious groups from meeting on school grounds after hours.