· 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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