Freedom of Religion Court Cases Flashcards
McCollum v. BOE (1948):
Religious Educationà passive participation, tax money not for religion
West VA v. Barnette (1943):
students must say pledge of allegiance Freedom of Speech
Zorach v. Clausan (1952):
religious instruction off-campus passive non-participation
Engel v. Vitale (1962):
forced prayer before schools unconstitutional
Santa Fe v. Doe (2000):
Prayer before football game
different churches represented
Marsh v. Chambers (1983):
prayer in congress is constitutional
Walz v. Tax Commission (1970):
Churches don’t pay property tax
Benevolent Neutrality
Bob Jones University v. US (1983):
interacial dating prohibited on campus tax exempt status taken
Lynch v. Donnelly (1984):
nativity scene during Christmas passive inclusion
Alleghany County v. ACLU (1989):
“Glory to God in the Highest” unconstitutional
Bunn v. North Carolina (1949):
handling snakes
unconstitutional
Church of the Lukumi Babble Aye v. FL (1993):
animal sacrifice
Constitutional
Sherbert v. Verner (1963):
fire because wouldn’t work on Sabbath
gained unemployment $
Frazee v. Illinois (1989):
personal religious conviction was legit
Oregon v. Smith (1990):
fired from rehab clinic b/c high on peyote
denied unemployment $