Ishmael Jaffree
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Ishmael Jaffree is an American parent and civil rights litigant known for challenging school-sponsored prayer and moments of silence in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Wallace v. Jaffree.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Wallace v. Jaffree | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American parent
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ civil rights litigant ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | separation of church and state in public education ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw | constitutional law ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| hasDefendant | George C. Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthicalPosition | support for religious neutrality in public schools ⓘ |
| hasLegalPosition | opposition to government endorsement of religion in public education ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | civil rights activist ⓘ |
| hasPlaintiff | Ishmael Jaffree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding | state laws authorizing prayer and moments of silence for prayer in public schools violated the Establishment Clause ⓘ |
| involves | Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | litigation concerning the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment ⓘ |
| legalActionAgainst | Alabama public school prayer statutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Wallace v. Jaffree
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challenging school-sponsored prayer in public schools ⓘ challenging state-mandated moments of silence in public schools ⓘ |
| opposed |
school-sponsored prayer in public schools in Alabama
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state laws authorizing moments of silence for prayer in public schools ⓘ |
| partyToCase | Wallace v. Jaffree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInLawsuit | plaintiff in Wallace v. Jaffree ⓘ |
| subjectOf | school prayer in public schools ⓘ |
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