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Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962)
Engel v. Vitale No. 468 Argued April 3, 1962 Decided June 25, 1962 370 U.S. 421
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW YORK
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Because of the prohibition of the First Amendment against the enactment of any law "respecting an establishment of religion," which is made applicable to the States by the Fourteenth Amendment, state officials may not compose an official state prayer and require that it be recited in the public schools of the State at the beginning of each school day -- even if the prayer is denominationally neutral and pupils who wish to do so may remain silent or be excused from the room while the prayer is being recited. Pp. 422-436.
10 N.Y.2d 174, 176 N.E.2d 579, reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962) in 370 U.S. 421 370 U.S. 422. Original Sources, accessed April 18, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5BYT59YMVBTG1Q8.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962), in 370 U.S. 421, page 370 U.S. 422. Original Sources. 18 Apr. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5BYT59YMVBTG1Q8.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962). cited in 1962, 370 U.S. 421, pp.370 U.S. 422. Original Sources, retrieved 18 April 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5BYT59YMVBTG1Q8.
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