Town of Greece v. Galloway
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Town of Greece v. Galloway is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of opening town meetings with predominantly Christian prayers under the Establishment Clause.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
2014 court decision
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Establishment Clause case → First Amendment case → United States Supreme Court case → |
| allowedPractice |
Sectarian references in legislative prayers
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| areaOfLaw |
Constitutional law
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Law and religion in the United States → |
| citation |
134 S. Ct. 1811
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188 L. Ed. 2d 835 → 572 U.S. 565 → |
| concernedPractice |
Opening town board meetings with prayer
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Predominantly Christian invocations at town meetings → |
| concurrenceBy |
Clarence Thomas
NERFINISHED
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Samuel A. Alito Jr. NERFINISHED → |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Establishment Clause
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution → |
| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| decisionDate |
2014-05-05
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| dissentBy |
Elena Kagan
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg → Sonia Sotomayor → Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED → |
| docketNumber |
12-696
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| holding |
A legislative prayer practice is constitutional if it fits within the tradition upheld in Marsh v. Chambers
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Opening town board meetings with sectarian prayer does not violate the Establishment Clause → |
| impact |
Clarified constitutionality of legislative prayer at local government meetings
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Expanded protection for sectarian legislative prayer practices → |
| joinedMajority |
Antonin Scalia
NERFINISHED
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Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED → John G. Roberts Jr. NERFINISHED → Samuel A. Alito Jr. NERFINISHED → |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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| legalIssue |
Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
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legislative prayer → |
| limitation |
Government may not coerce participation in prayer
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Prayer practice may not be exploited to proselytize or disparage other faiths → |
| locationOfDispute |
Greece, New York
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| majorityOpinionBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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| petitioner |
Town of Greece, New York
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| plurality |
Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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| pluralityJoinedBy |
John G. Roberts Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Samuel A. Alito Jr. NERFINISHED → |
| precedentCited |
Marsh v. Chambers
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| rejectedClaim |
That predominantly Christian prayers at town meetings necessarily violate the Establishment Clause
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| rejectedTest |
Endorsement test as controlling for legislative prayer
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| respondent |
Linda Stephens
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Susan Galloway → |
| standardApplied |
Historical practice and understanding test for legislative prayer
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| term |
October Term 2013
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Establishment Clause
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keyCase |