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· 3/8/1971

Boehme v. Harrison

Citations

  • 401 U.S. 959
  • 91 S. Ct. 969

How courts have described this case

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  • rejecting a church/state claim on state constitutional grounds and holding that fairgrounds where a cross was displayed is a distinctly secular environment among people seeking distinctly secular entertainment
  • rejecting a churcb/state claim on state constitutional grounds and holding that fairgrounds where a cross was displayed is a distinctly secular environment among people seeking distinctly secular entertainment
  • 50-foot cross on city fair grounds does not violate Oklahoma constitution due to commercial nature of the surrounding environment
  • 50-foot permanent Latin cross, sponsored by Council of Churches, on public fairgrounds and maintained at public expense
  • cross erected on city fair grounds held not to violate state constitution because state money was not being used to support or benefit a particular sect
  • cross erected on city fair grounds held not to violate state constitution because state money was not being used to support or benefit a particular sect

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