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Engel v. Vitale

prayer in the public schools
2001
Examines the 1962 Supreme Court case which decided that official prayers in public schools are unconstitutional, and discusses the continuing debate over the separation of church and state.

Engel v. Vitale

separation of church and state
1994
Examines the ideas and the arguments of the people behind the decision that would ban prayer from public schools.

Engel v. Vitale

school prayer and the establishment clause
2007
Examines the 1962 Supreme Court case between Steven I. Engel and four other parents and William J. Vitale, Jr., president of the New Hyde Park School Board regarding the issue of prayer in the public school.

Engel v. Vitale

prayer in the schools
2006
Examines the controversial 1962 Supreme Court case between Steven Engel, an orthodox Jew who objected to the 1951 ruling by the New York State Board of Regents requiring morning prayers in its schools, and President of the board William J. Vitale.

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

religion in the schools
1995
Points out that although a 1962 Supreme Court case ruling declared official prayers in public schools to be unconstitutional, the separation of church and state remains an issue.
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