Wallace v. Jaffree

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Set a precedent for future cases
gptkbp:caseTypes 83-811
gptkbp:citedBy 472 U.S. 38
Numerous legal opinions
gptkbp:controversy Moment of silence in public schools
gptkbp:court 5-4 ruling
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1985-06-04
gptkbp:filedIn 1984-11-20
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement_era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wallace v. Jaffree
gptkbp:impact Debate on religious freedom
Debate on public education
Regulations on religious activities in schools
gptkbp:influencedBy Previous_Supreme_Court_rulings
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Justice_Byron_White
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
Justice Harry Blackmun
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:First_Amendment_of_the_United_States_Constitution
Establishment Clause
Declared unconstitutional
Analyzed in constitutional law courses
gptkbp:notableEvent Changes in state laws regarding school prayer
gptkbp:outcome Struck_down_Alabama_law
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Ira_C._Jaffree
Wallace,_Governor_of_Alabama
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_David_Souter
gptkbp:precedent Influence on future cases regarding religion in schools
gptkbp:publicAccess Controversial among religious groups
Supported by secular organizations
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Engel_v._Vitale
gptkb:Lemon_v._Kurtzman
Separation of church and state
gptkbp:significance Impact on school prayer laws