Doremus v. Board of Education

Text

Issue

Holding

Party lacks standing to challenge Bible reading in public school when the student has already graduated.

Citation

342 U.S. 429

Year

Ratio

Author

Religious Tradition Involved

State/Territory of Origin

Clause (Free Exercise / Establishment / Both / Other)

Does it involve religious institution(s) or individual(s)

Local / State / Federal Legislation

Dissent Author(s)

Uphold / Overturn Penultimate Court

Penultimate court of appeals

Penultimate court opinion citation

Doremus v. Bd. of Ed. of Borough of Hawthorne, 75 A.2d 880 (N.J. 1950)

Document Viewer