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Majority Opinion
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Powell, J. |
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Concurring Opinion
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Stevens, J. |
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Dissenting Opinion
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White, J. |
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Lower Court
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8th Circuit |
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Lower Court Ruling
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First Amendment free speech claim sustained. |
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| Ruling - Lower Court |
Chess v. Widmar, 635 F.2d 1310, (8th Cir., 1980)
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| News |
"Court Voids College Ban On Religious Services," The Washington Post, December 9, 1981, sect. A, p.1
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"High Court Faces New Test on Religion," Los Angeles Times, October 12, 1981, sect. B, p. 5
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"Student Prayer Group Meets at Pennsylvania High School," New York Times, May 30, 1983, sect. A, p. 6
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| Other |
Chemerinsky, Erwin, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES (2nd Ed.) (2002), p. 1163-1165
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Sekulow, Jay Allan, WITNESSING THEIR FAITH: RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE ON SUPREME COURT JUSTICES AND THEIR OPINIONS (2006), pp. 305-306
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| Commentary |
"Classroom prayer," Chicago Tribune, January 2, 1982, sect. A, p. 9
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"When Prayer Is Speech," The Washington Post, December 11, 1981, sect. A, p. 22
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