Unnamed case filed by atheist parent against Illinois Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act — ReligiousLiberty.TV

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Unnamed case filed by atheist parent against Illinois Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act (D. 2009).

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Unnamed case filed by atheist parent against Illinois Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act [U.S. District Court, 2009] — A state law mandating a moment of silence in public schools is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/illinois-moment-of-silence-case/, accessed April 11, 2026).

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Year: 2009 Court: U.S. District Court

Education Establishment Clause Free Exercise

Holding: A state law mandating a moment of silence in public schools is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.

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Illinois law requiring moment of silence in public schools ruled unconstitutional January 21, 2009

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Unnamed case filed by atheist parent against Illinois Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act is a Education case decided by the U.S. District Court in 2009. The court held that a state law mandating a moment of silence in public schools is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.