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Santa Fe Independent School District V. Doe (2000)
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Respondent's Argument
Appellant's Argument
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The respondent's filed a suit challenging the practice of invocation before sporting events, such as the football games, and others under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
The District petitioned for a certiorari claiming it's policy did not violate the Establishment Clause because the football game messages were private student speeches, not public speeches.
Fellow Community Members Publicly Siding with the School District
The Supreme Court's Decision
The Court was not persuaded with the District's argument and decided the student's speech was not private.
The Supreme Court Members in 2000
2nd Reason of Importance
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3rd Reason of Importance
This case proved that the Court has continued to mandate government neutrality on religious matters.
This case followed the separation of church and state as found in the First Amendment of the Constitution.
Question
1st Reason on Importance
Does the Santa Fe Independent School District's policy allowing student-led, student-initiated prayer at sporting events violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment?
Information:
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"SANTA FE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. v. DOE." LII / Legal Information Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
"SANTA FE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. v. DOE." Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014.
"Sante Fe Independent School District." N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Mar. 2014.
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This case helped to decide that student initiated, student led prayer was allowed at graduations only.
Summary of the Case
Families Protesting in Favor of Student Prayer
A student delivered a prayer that was described as overly Christian. One Mormon and one Catholic family filed a suit challenging this practice and others under the Establishment Cause of the First Amendment. The football prayer policy was called invalid.