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Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, 139 S. Ct. 1921 (2019).
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Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck (139 S. Ct. 1921) [U.S. Supreme Court, 2019] — The First Amendment constrains state action, not private conduct, and churches and priests are not state actors. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/manhattan-cmty-access-corp-v-halleck/, accessed July 5, 2026).
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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.