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Date: 1992Lee v. Weisman  

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  • Prayer as a long-standing tradition in many public school graduation ceremonies came under the scrutiny of the Supreme Court in Lee v. Weisman (1992). The Court ruled that having the school principal select a clergyman to deliver a prayer at graduation violated the Establishment Clause's prohibition against state involvement in establishing religion.Facts of the CaseA public middle school in Lee had a practice of selecting clergy to deliver a graduation invocation and benediction graduation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Lee v. Weisman]

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  • Date: 1992

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PX5Q83XS-V

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