Stone v. Graham
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| Stone v. Graham |
Supreme Court of the United States |
| Decided November 17, 1980 |
| Full case name |
Sydell Stone, et al. v. James B. Graham, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Kentucky |
| Citations |
449 U.S. 39 (more)
101 S. Ct. 192; 66 L. Ed. 2d 199; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 2; 49 U.S.L.W. 3369 |
| Holding |
| A Kentucky statute requiring the posting of a copy of the Ten Commandments, purchased with private contributions, on the wall of each public classroom in the State is unconstitutional because it lacks a secular legislative purpose. |
| Court membership |
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| Case opinions |
| Per curiam. |
| Dissent |
Rehnquist |
Stone v. Graham, 449 U.S. 39 (1980), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a Kentucky statute requiring the posting of a copy of the Ten Commandments, purchased with private contributions, on the wall of each public classroom in the State, was unconstitutional, in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, because it lacked a secular legislative purpose.
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[edit] External links
- Text of Stone v. Graham, 449 U.S. 39 (1980) is available from: Justia · Findlaw
