Murray v. Curlett
E706077
Murray v. Curlett was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that, alongside Abington School District v. Schempp, held mandatory Bible readings in public schools unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Establishment Clause case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| appliedToStatesBy | Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
First Amendment law
NERFINISHED
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constitutional law ⓘ education law ⓘ |
| citation | 374 U.S. 203 (1963) ⓘ |
| consolidatedWith | Abington School District v. Schempp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Establishment Clause
NERFINISHED
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 | 1963 ⓘ |
| defendant |
Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
NERFINISHED
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Baltimore City Public School officials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Madalyn Murray et al. v. Curlett et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | public schools in the United States ⓘ |
| holding |
mandatory Bible readings in public schools are unconstitutional
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state-sponsored devotional Bible reading in public schools violates the Establishment Clause ⓘ |
| impact |
clarified standards for religious activities in public schools
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limited religious exercises sponsored by public schools in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal jurisdiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
application of the Establishment Clause to state public schools
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constitutionality of mandatory Bible reading in public schools ⓘ |
| legalStandardApplied | purpose and primary effect test for Establishment Clause ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | Maryland state courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyRoleOf | Madalyn Murray O’Hair as atheist activist plaintiff ⓘ |
| plaintiff |
Madalyn Murray
NERFINISHED
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William J. Murray III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor | later cases restricting school-sponsored religious exercises ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | appeal from Maryland Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Abington School District v. Schempp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | school Bible reading statute struck down ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
religion in public education
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separation of church and state in schools ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
church–state separation debates
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constitutional law scholarship ⓘ |
| typeOfReligiousExerciseChallenged |
daily Bible reading in public school classrooms
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recitation of the Lord’s Prayer in public schools ⓘ |
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