The two decisions in which possible erroneous endorsements play a role are Pinette and Good News(and maybe the ten commandment cases).In Lee,the problem was not about a mistake about the existence of endorsement, but what the meaning of the school's action in including a prayer at graduation.
From: hamilto...@aol.com [mailto:hamilto...@aol.com] Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 01:38 PM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu <religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu> Subject: Re: Establishment Clause, equal access, and confusion I could have sworn Lee was about endorsement (characterized by J. Kennedy as "coercion) and whether the listener felt disenfranchised by the govt's apparent endorsement of religion (whether the government intended to endorse it or not). Marci In a message dated 8/15/2011 1:35:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dlayc...@virginia.edu writes: Lee v. Weisman was not about confusion. It was about actual government sponsorship. Douglas Laycock Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law University of Virginia Law School 580 Massie Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 434-243-8546
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