Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
1982-10-12
Heard by the Supreme Court |
| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Influenced public policy on legislative prayer.
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| gptkbp:case_number |
81-736
Involved a challenge to Nebraska's legislative prayer. Involves prayer at the start of legislative sessions. Case arose from a challenge to Nebraska's legislative practices. |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Court upheld the tradition of legislative prayer.
Legislative prayer is a permissible practice. Legislative prayer upheld as constitutional. Majority opinion emphasized historical practices. Majority opinion supported historical practices. Set precedent for future legislative prayer cases. Affirmed the constitutionality of legislative prayer. |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Important for understanding First Amendment rights.
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| gptkbp:case_types |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Burger_Court
gptkb:Nebraska_Legislature Ernest Marsh |
| gptkbp:court_analysis |
Analyzed historical context of legislative prayer.
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| gptkbp:court_decision_summary |
Affirmed the constitutionality of legislative prayer.
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1983-01-11 |
| gptkbp:dissent_summary |
Dissent argued for stricter separation of church and state.
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| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
Dissent argued against endorsement of religion. Dissent viewed legislative prayer as government endorsement. |
| gptkbp:docket_number |
81-736
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| gptkbp:election |
6-3 in favor
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Long-standing tradition of legislative prayer
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Reflects the role of religion in American government.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Marsh v. Chambers
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future cases on prayer in public settings
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
463 U. S. 783
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| gptkbp:judges |
Majority found no violation of the Establishment Clause.
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutionality of state practices
Court ruled in favor of legislative prayer. |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
Part of the broader discussion on church and state.
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Set guidelines for future cases involving prayer.
Legislative prayer found to not violate the Establishment Clause. |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Legality of legislative prayer
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| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Affirmed lower court's decision
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Establishment Clause interpretation
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Examined the balance between tradition and the Establishment Clause.
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Nebraska_Legislature
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| gptkbp:material |
Ernest Marsh challenged the practice of prayer.
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Court upheld the practice of legislative prayer
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Legislative prayer is constitutional
Legislative prayer upheld as a tradition. Established a framework for evaluating legislative prayer. |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Lemon_v._Kurtzman
gptkb:Town_of_Greece_v._Galloway |
| gptkbp:significance |
First Amendment rights
First Amendment implications |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Town_of_Greece_v._Galloway
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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