Lee v. Weisman
E36571
Lee v. Weisman is a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1992 court decision
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Establishment Clause case ⓘ First Amendment case ⓘ United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1991-11-06 ⓘ |
| citation | 505 U.S. 577 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
David H. Souter
NERFINISHED
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Harry A. Blackmun NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1992-06-24 ⓘ |
| dissentBy | Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 90-1014 ⓘ |
| doctrine | prohibition on state-sponsored prayer in public schools ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman, et al. ⓘ |
| holding |
Clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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Including state-sponsored, clergy-delivered prayers in public school graduation ceremonies is unconstitutional. ⓘ |
| impact | Limited the role of religious exercises in public school-sponsored events. ⓘ |
| issue | Whether including clergy-led prayer in a public school graduation ceremony violates the Establishment Clause. ⓘ |
| joinedDissent |
Byron R. White
NERFINISHED
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Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| joinedMajority |
David H. Souter
NERFINISHED
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Harry A. Blackmun NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ
surface form:
Sandra Day O'Connor
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| jurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| languageOfOpinion | English ⓘ |
| legalTestApplied | coercion test ⓘ |
| locationOfDispute |
Providence
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surface form:
Providence, Rhode Island
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| lowerCourtCitation | 908 F.2d 1090 (1st Cir. 1990) ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Anthony M. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ⓘ |
| petitioner | Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| precedentFor | cases challenging religious activities at public school events ⓘ |
| relatedTopic |
school graduation ceremonies
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separation of church and state in the United States ⓘ |
| respondent | Daniel Weisman ⓘ |
| result | Judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed. ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
religion in public schools
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school prayer ⓘ |
| typeOfPrayerChallenged | nonsectarian, clergy-delivered invocation and benediction at graduation ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1992 ⓘ |
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