American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

United States Supreme Court (1982) in the case of Chambers v. Marsh, 675 F. 2d 228, 233 (8th Cir. 1982); review allowed, 463 U.S. 783 (1982), Chief Justice Warren E. Burger delivered the Court's opinion: <The legislature by majority vote invites a clergyman to give a prayer, neither the inviting nor the giving nor the hearing of the prayer is making a law. On this basis alone...the sayings of prayers, per se, in the legislative halls at the opening session in not prohibited by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The case of Bogen v. Doty...involved a county board's practice of opening each...

New Hampshire (August 18, 1981) State Laws, Oath, Title 51, Courts, Chapter 500-A:18: <I. The oath to be administered to jurors in civil cases shall be as follows...: You swear that, in all cases between party and party that shall be committed to you, you will give a true verdict, according to law and evidence given you. So Help You God. II. If any person selected as a juror is of a denomination called Quakers or is scrupulous of swearing, and declines to take the oath, the person shall take and subscribe the oath, omitting the words "swear" and "So Help...

Missouri (January 1, 1981) in the Missouri Probate Code, 1 Terr.L., p. 411, 45, lists what inherited property is exempt from creditors. This list of items which are considered essential for living, revised numerous times through January 1, 1981, still contains that "family Bible" as in the original version: <EXEMPT PROPERTY, FAMILY ALLOWANCE AND HOMESTEAD ALLOWANCE V.A.M.S. 474.250 Text of Code 474.250. Exempt Property of Surviving Spouse or Minor Children. The surviving spouse, or unmarried minor children of a decedent are entitled absolutely to the following property of the estate without regard to its value: The family Bible and other books, one automobile...

United States Supreme Court (1981) in the case of Widmar v. Vincent, 454 U.S. 263, 269 (1981), stated: <Religious worship and discussion...are forms of speech and association protected by the First Amendment.> 1981US001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. 1981US001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). United States Supreme Court, 1981, Widmar v. Vincent, 454 U.S. 263, 269 (1981). Jay Sekulow, Letter to Mayors (Virginia Beach, VA: American Center for Law and Justice, November 17, 1992), p. 1.

United States Court of Appeals-8th Circuit (1980) in the case of Florey v. Sioux Falls School District, 619 F. 2d 1311, 1314, 1315-1316, 1317 (8th Cir. 1980), stated that the performance and study of religious songs, inclusive of Christmas carols, is constitutional, provided the purpose is the: <Advancement of the students' knowledge of society's cultural and religious heritage, as well as the provision of an opportunity for students to perform a full range of music, poetry, and drama that is likely to be of interest to the students and their audience. Advanc[ing] the student's knowledge and appreciation of the role that...