SILLS v. BD. OF ED. OF HAWTHORNE, N.J., Judgment, Law, casemine.com

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Mr. Alexander E. Fasoli argued the cause for appellants. Mr. Joseph A. Hoffman, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents ( Mr. Arthur J. Sills, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney). Messrs. Chandless, Weller Kramer, attorneys for William Boyle, filed a brief amicus curiae ( Mr. Ralph W. Chandless, of counsel).

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PER CURIAM.

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ARTHUR J. SILLS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND STATE BOARDOF EDUCATION, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HAWTHORNE,NEW JERSEY, ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

PER CURIAM.

The judgment entered in the Chancery Division declared R.S. 18:14-77 and R.S. 18:14-78 to be unconstitutional and enjoined the defendants from authorizing or practicing religious ceremonies in the public schools of Hawthorne. The judgment was patently sound under the principles expressed by the United States Supreme Court in Abington School Dist. v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203, 83 S.Ct. 1560, 10 L.Ed.2d 844 (1963), and it is accordingly:

Affirmed.

For affirmance — Chief Justice WEINTRAUB, and Justices JACOBS, FRANCIS, PROCTOR, HALL, SCHETTINO and HANEMAN — 7.

For reversal — None.

SILLS v. BD. OF ED. OF HAWTHORNE

ARTHUR J. SILLS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND STATE BOARDOF EDUCATION, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HAWTHORNE,NEW JERSEY, ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

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