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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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T252983 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe Context triple: [Establishment Clause, keyCase, Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe]
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San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez is a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that education is not a fundamental right under the Constitution, upholding school funding systems based on local property taxes.
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Lee v. Weisman
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.
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Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the use of race in public school student assignment plans under the Equal Protection Clause.
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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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe Target entity description: 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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A.
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez is a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that education is not a fundamental right under the Constitution, upholding school funding systems based on local property taxes.
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B.
Lee v. Weisman
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.
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C.
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the use of race in public school student assignment plans under the Equal Protection Clause.
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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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Establishment Clause case
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First Amendment case ⓘ United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
church–state separation
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constitutional law ⓘ education law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 2000-03-29 ⓘ |
| citation | 530 U.S. 290 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
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 | 2000-06-19 ⓘ |
| decisionType | judgment reversing lower court in part and remanding ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Antonin Scalia
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Clarence Thomas ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 99-62 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
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surface form:
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000)
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| holding |
A school policy permitting student-led, student-initiated prayer at football games is unconstitutional
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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
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surface form:
Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
constitutionality of student-led, student-initiated prayer at public school football games ⓘ |
| locationOfDispute |
Santa Fe Independent School District
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surface form:
Santa Fe Independent School District, Texas
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| majorityJustices |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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David H. Souter ⓘ John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ
surface form:
Sandra Day O'Connor
Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | John Paul Stevens ⓘ |
| 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
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Lee v. Weisman ⓘ Lemon v. Kurtzman ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | Doe ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
public school football games
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school-sponsored prayer ⓘ |
| volume | 530 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2000 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe Description of subject: 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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this entity surface form:
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000)
this entity surface form:
Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe
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this entity surface form:
Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe Supreme Court decision