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Oxford v. Beaumont Independent School District
E.D. Tex.August 29, 2002No. 1:96-cv-00706Cited 2 times
Plaintiff WinBeaumont Independent School District
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Schell
- Nature of Suit
- 440 Civil rights other
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- bench trial
- State
- Texas
- Circuit
- 5th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
The court found the Clergy in Schools program violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The school district was ordered to discontinue the clergy-only program, and the plaintiffs prevailed on their constitutional challenge.
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