Kiryas Joel Village
Mar 30, 1994
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Mr. Bernardo conducted a tour of Kiryas Joel Village, a section of New York City in which a public school has only Jewish students. The New York, NY district attorney has filed suit stating that the school district is ..
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Mr. Bernardo conducted a tour of Kiryas Joel Village, a section of New York City in which a public school has only Jewish students. The New York, NY district attorney has filed suit stating that the school district is in violation of the First Amendment in regard to separation of church and state. Following the tour, a group of interested parties discussed the school district and the Supreme Court arguments concerning the establishment clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. At a news conference held following the oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, the participants outlined the reasons for their positions on the issue and the questions asked by the Justices during the oral arguments.
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