Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe

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Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that held student-led, student-initiated prayer at public school football games unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Establishment Clause case
First Amendment case
United States Supreme Court case
areaOfLaw church–state separation
constitutional law
education law
arguedDate 2000-03-29
citation 530 U.S. 290
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted Establishment Clause
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
country United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate 2000-06-19
decisionType judgment reversing lower court in part and remanding
dissentingJustices Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED
Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED
William H. Rehnquist
dissentingOpinionBy William H. Rehnquist
docketNumber 99-62
fullName Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000)
holding A school policy permitting student-led, student-initiated prayer at football games is unconstitutional
Student-led, student-initiated prayer at public school football games violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
jurisdiction federal question jurisdiction
languageOfProceeding English
legalIssue Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
constitutionality of student-led, student-initiated prayer at public school football games
locationOfDispute Santa Fe Independent School District, Texas
majorityJustices Anthony M. Kennedy NERFINISHED
David H. Souter NERFINISHED
John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sandra Day O'Connor
Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED
majorityOpinionBy John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED
page 290
petitioner Santa Fe Independent School District
policyChallenged Santa Fe Independent School District policy allowing student-led prayer over the public address system at football games
precedentFor limits on religious activities in public schools
relatedCase Engel v. Vitale
Lee v. Weisman
Lemon v. Kurtzman
reporter United States Reports
respondent Doe
subjectMatter public school football games
school-sponsored prayer
volume 530
yearDecided 2000

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Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe ("Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000)")
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Establishment Clause
keyCase
Engel v. Vitale ("Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe")
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