December 2003

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The world waits to hear the Supreme Court's rulings on classroom recitations of "under God" and Washington state's constitutional ban on scholarships for religious studies. But some lower-court decisions it decided to let stand are also important.

Allows a Bible club to meet at a public high school during class time.

Unified School District Allows a school to forbid a salutatorian's "proselytizing" graduation speech.

Upholds a homicide conviction for a drug user's stillbirth.

Allows a church member to sue for defamation over the phrase "spirit of Satan."

Other articles on the Supreme Court include:

Supreme Court Rejects Bible Club, Grad Speech, and Fetal Homicide Cases | (Oct. 08, 2003)

The Supreme Court Rejects Natural Law | It's now up to the churches to guard what is "graven on the heart of man." (June 01, 2003)

Supreme Court Will Take on 'Blaine Amendments' (May 20, 2003)

Supreme Court Shalt Not Hear Ten Commandments Case (April 29, 2003)

Supreme Court Okays Indiana's Abortion Counseling Law (Feb. 25, 2003)

The Supreme Court Rules That Abortion Protesters Are Not Racketeers (Feb. 27, 2003)

Supreme Court Considers Antiabortion Activism (Dec. 06, 2002)

Supreme Court Okays School Vouchers (June 27, 2002)

After Supreme Court Ruling, Ashcroft Gets Tougher on Child Pornography (April 17, 2002)

In Alabama Supreme Court Decision, Chief Justice Roy Moore Rants Against Homosexuality (Feb. 22, 2002)

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Three Cases on Religion in Schools | Religious use and student-led prayer seem to be okay, but Bible reading in class isn't. What does the Supreme Court really think about ...