Engel v. Vitale
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Engel v. Vitale is a 1962 U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled state-sponsored prayer in public schools unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Engel v. Vitale canonical | 10 |
| Engel et al. v. Vitale et al. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T252944 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Engel v. Vitale Context triple: [First Amendment to the United States Constitution, hasLandmarkCase, Engel v. Vitale]
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A.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case that established students do not lose their First Amendment free speech rights at school, so long as their expression does not substantially disrupt the educational environment.
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B.
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
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C.
Doe v. Bolton
Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
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D.
Cantwell v. Connecticut
Cantwell v. Connecticut is a 1940 U.S. Supreme Court case that first applied the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause to the states, striking down a state law that improperly restricted religious proselytizing.
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E.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Engel v. Vitale Target entity description: Engel v. Vitale is a 1962 U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled state-sponsored prayer in public schools unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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A.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case that established students do not lose their First Amendment free speech rights at school, so long as their expression does not substantially disrupt the educational environment.
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B.
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
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C.
Doe v. Bolton
Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
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D.
Cantwell v. Connecticut
Cantwell v. Connecticut is a 1940 U.S. Supreme Court case that first applied the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause to the states, striking down a state law that improperly restricted religious proselytizing.
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E.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Establishment Clause case
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First Amendment case ⓘ United States Supreme Court case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| appliedToStatesThrough | Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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education law ⓘ religion and the law ⓘ |
| citation | 370 U.S. 421 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Establishment Clause
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| decisionDate | 1962-06-25 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustice | Potter Stewart ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 468 ⓘ |
| effect | limited role of religion in official public school activities ⓘ |
| establishedDoctrine | school-sponsored religious activities are subject to Establishment Clause scrutiny ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Engel v. Vitale
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Engel et al. v. Vitale et al.
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| holding |
government-written prayers in public schools violate the Establishment Clause
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state-sponsored prayer in public schools is unconstitutional ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfPrayerCharacterization | government-composed, officially sanctioned prayer ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
application of the Establishment Clause to state action
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constitutionality of state-sponsored prayer in public schools ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Earl Warren
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Hugo L. Black ⓘ John M. Harlan II ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ Tom C. Clark ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Hugo L. Black ⓘ |
| originatingCourt |
New York State Judiciary
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surface form:
New York state courts
|
| party |
Steven I. Engel
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William J. Vitale Jr. ⓘ |
| precedentFor | subsequent school prayer cases in the United States ⓘ |
| principle | government must remain neutral in matters of religion in public schools ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Abington School District v. Schempp
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Lee v. Weisman ⓘ Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe
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| result | prohibition of official school prayer in public schools ⓘ |
| stateAgencyInvolved | New York State Board of Regents ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | New York ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
church–state separation in public education
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school prayer ⓘ |
| typeOfPrayerChallenged | non-denominational prayer drafted by a state agency ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 6–1 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1962 ⓘ |
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Subject: Engel v. Vitale Description of subject: Engel v. Vitale is a 1962 U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled state-sponsored prayer in public schools unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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this entity surface form:
Engel et al. v. Vitale et al.