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Constitutional Law Keyed to Varat
Town of Greece v. Galloway
Citation:
572 U.S. __, 134 S.Ct. 1811, 188 L.Ed.2d 835 (2014).Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
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Defendant invited a local member of the clergy to deliver an invocation at the front of the board of supervisors meeting rooms, beginning in 1999 in a town of 94,000. Defendant followed an informal method for selecting the prayer givers, all of whom were unpaid volunteers. A town employee would call the congregations listed in a local directory until she found a minister available.
Any person, including an atheist, could give the invocation. The prayers were never reviewed in advance. Plaintiff brought suit, challenging this practice. She argued Defendant violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by preferring Christians over other prayer givers. Plaintiff sought an injunction that wold limit the town to inclusive prayers referring only to a generic God and would not associate the government with one faith or belief.
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