Abstract
Few decisions in recent years have brought the clamor, both pro and con, as has Engel v. Vitale which declared a prayer prescribed by a local New York school board to be violative of the first and fourteenth amendments. The board had instituted the recitation of a non-denominational prayer which followed the pledge of allegiance during each morning's opening exercises. The petitioners sought to compel the board to discontinue the use of this prayer on the grounds that it violated their religious beliefs and practices, and those of their children. On its way to the Supreme Court, three New York courts upheld the prayer as constitutional and limited the board only by directing that participation be completely voluntary.
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4 Ariz. L. Rev. 272 (Spring 1963)
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