Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck

The First Amendment constrains state action, not private conduct, and churches and priests are not state actors.

ReligiousLiberty.TV
February 26, 2026
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Citation: 139 S. Ct. 1921 Year: 2019 Court: U.S. Supreme Court
Holding: The First Amendment constrains state action, not private conduct, and churches and priests are not state actors.
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Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck (139 S. Ct. 1921) is a Establishment Clause case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019. The court held that the First Amendment constrains state action, not private conduct, and churches and priests are not state actors.