Bown v. Gwinnett County School District
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Bown v. Gwinnett County School District, 112 F.3d 1464 (11th Cir. 1997),[1] refers to an Eleventh Circuit Court case in which the plaintiff, Brian Bown, a school teacher, challenged as an unconstitutional Establishment Clause violation Georgia's law requiring a "Moment of Quiet Reflection". The Court ruled that the Moment of Quiet Reflection was not unconstitutional. The Supreme Court of the United States denied certiorari for an appeal.
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Bown v. Gwinnett County School District | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
Full case name | Bown v. Gwinnett County School District |
Decided | May 6, 1997 |
Citation(s) | 112 F.3d 1464; 65 USLW 2740; 118 Ed. Law Rep. 28; 97 FCDR 2801; 10 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 902 |
Case history | |
Subsequent history | Certiorari denied by the United States Supreme Court. |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | R. Lanier Anderson III, Edward Earl Carnes, Richard D. Cudahy (7th Cir.) |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Anderson, joined by a unanimous court |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
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