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Supreme Court ruled in favor of Justice Reynolds, a teacher at Zion Parochial School who had been teaching German to a 10-year-old student, claiming it was an invasion of the 14th Amendment. [Pictured: Justices of the Supreme Court (and others) in 1923, Chief Justice Taft is front a...
The high court found that the law had no secular purpose but rather served a plainly religious purpose. In 2005, the Supreme Court held that such displays in a pair of Kentucky courthouses violated the Constitution. At the same time, the court upheld a Ten Comman...
2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 9:180 — Rules §180. Rules The administrator may adopt necessary rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 1986, No. 829, §1, eff. July 10, 1986; Acts 1991, No. 342, §1, ef...
The ACLUsaid in a statementits lawsuit represented a group of plaintiffs "who are Jewish, Christian, Unitarian Universalist, and non-religious." Each felt "the newly enacted statute violates longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent" along with the U.S. Constitution, the statement added. ...
In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a similar Kentucky law violated the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says Congress can “make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” The high court found that the law had no secular purpose b...
In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a similar Kentucky law violated the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says Congress can “make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” The high...
Congress counts electoral votes tomorrow. What to know DHS agents in Utah allegedly sold illicit "bath salt" drugs from evidence Net neutrality rules about internet speeds blocked by federal appeals court The 119th Congress begins today. Here's what to know....
U.S. Supreme Court Louisiana v. Mississippi, 202 U.S. 1 (1906) Louisiana v. Mississippi No. 11, Original Argued October 10, 11, 12, 1905 Decided March 5, 1906 202 U.S. 1 Syllabus The act of Congress admitting Louisiana having given that state all islands within three leagues of he...
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and 13 other [fascist] attorneys general [have] filed apetition…asking a federal court to block new rules that reduce the cost of phone and video calls with people in prisons and jails…The [politicians object to] new rules…prohibit[ing] telecommunication...