Question

The Supreme Court struck down the daily reading of a nondenominational prayer in New York’s public schools in what landmark case?

Answer 1

Answer:

Engel v. Vitale

Explanation:

• In the year 1962, the Supreme Court of the United States banned the state-sponsored prayer in the public schools of New York.
• The Supreme Court ruled in the Engel V. Vitale that it is unlawful that the public officers prepare an formal school prayer and promote its recitation in the schools.
• Engels V. Vitale was one of the milestone cases ruled by the Supreme Court of the United States.
• The Supreme Court held that the recitation of written prayers in public was unconstitutional as it infringes the Establishment Clause of Amendment First to the U.S. Constitution.