· 1/19/1976
McCray v. Boslow
Citations
- 423 U.S. 1076
- 96 S. Ct. 862
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- applying Wid-mar equal access principle in determining that city did not violate Establishment Clause by permitting private group to erect fixed menorah display in traditional public forum
- privately funded menorah display erected during Chanukah in traditional public forum does not violate Establishment Clause
- “[i]n the mind’s eye, the reasonable observer sees the menorah display as but one of a long series that has taken place since the [public forum] was opened”
- \truly private religious expression in a truly public forum cannot be seen as endorsement by a reasonable observer\
- “public fora exist solely to provide a platform for speakers of all kinds”
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