Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools v. Mergens

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate	1990-01-09
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:Christian_Legal_Society_v._Martinez gptkb:Good_News_Club_v._Milford_Central_School 496 U.S. 226
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy	gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr. gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkbp:date	1990-06-04
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Bridget_Mergens
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkbp:docketNumber	88-1597
gptkbp:fullName	Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools (District 66), et al. v. Mergens, et al.
gptkbp:heldBy	Public secondary schools that receive federal funds and have a limited open forum cannot deny student religious groups access to that forum.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools v. Mergens
gptkbp:impact	clarified rights of student religious groups in public schools
gptkbp:legalSubject	gptkb:First_Amendment gptkb:Equal_Access_Act
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Nebraska
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Board_of_Education_of_the_Westside_Community_Schools
gptkbp:predecessor	student religious groups in public schools
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Equal_Access_Act
gptkbp:result	Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mergens
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:Establishment_Clause freedom of speech student religious clubs public school policy Equal Access Act interpretation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Board_of_Education_v._Mergens
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7