Fed. Appeals Court Issues Split Decision Over Prayer At School Bd. Meetings

Fed. Appeals Court Issues Split Decision Over Prayer At School Bd. Meetings

DOE V. TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHL. BD.U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Dec. 18, 2006A permanent injunction barring a school board from opening its meetings with prayer is affirmed where the prayers demonstrated a clear preference for Christianity, and thus, were not permitted federal law. The injunction, however, requires significant narrowing since it enjoins all prayers at school board meetings.

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw .com/data2/circs/5th/0530294cv0p.pdf

The Establishment Clause
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw. com/data/constitution/amendment01/