Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1964

Attorney General v. School Committee of North Brookfield

Attorney General v. School Committee of North Brookfield
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Decided May 27, 1964
347 Mass. 775; 199 N.E.2d 553

Attorney General v. School Committee of North Brookfield

Opinion of the Court

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to enjoin the respondent school committee from ordering the continuation of Bible reading and prayer in the public schools of North Brookfield. A single justice entered findings, rulings, and an order. The respondent committee appeals from a judgment enjoining it in accordance with the prayers of the petition. The judgment is affirmed for the reasons given by the single justice in his findings and rulings.

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