School Prayer (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
June 1, 1982 |
| Report Number |
IP0086 |
| Authors |
Congressional Reference Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
Since the early 1960s, when the Supreme Court ruled that State-required
school prayer was in conflict with the first amendment, this
issue has remained a highly publicized and controversial one. A number
of court decisions since that time have kept the issue in the public
eye. Periodically, legislation has been introduced which would limit
the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and transfer authority to
individual States. In May, President Reagan sent a constitutional
amendment to Congress which, if ratified, would permit school prayer.
This Info Pack provides comprehensive coverage of Supreme
Court decisions and legislation on the school prayer issue from 1962
to the present.
Additional information on this topic, primarily in periodicals
and newspapers, may be found in a local library through the use of
indexes such as the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, Public
Affairs Information Service Bulletin (PAIS), and the New York Times
Index.
We hope this information will be useful.
