In your Content area, click on the link for “Landmark Cases”, choose one of the cases to review. For the assignment, you will write a 1 page summary of the case you chose, then on page 2, you will write your opinion of the ruling AND how you believe this case altered our criminal justice system. You will need to include at least 1 additional resource, your paper should be in proper APA formatting, and all information should include in-text citations with a matching reference on the reference page. In total, your case study should be 4 pages (a proper APA cover page, 2 pages of body, reference page).
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Holding: School initiated-prayer in the public school system violates the First Amendment.
In the New York school system, each day began with a nondenominational prayer acknowledging dependence upon God. This action was challenged in Court as an unconstitutional state establishment of religion in violation of the First Amendment. The Supreme Court agreed, stating that the government could not sponsor such religious activities.
