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· 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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