Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe

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Establishment Clause case First Amendment case United States Supreme Court case

Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that held student-led, student-initiated prayer at public school football games unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.

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Label	Occurrences
Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe	3
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe canonical	3
Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe Supreme Court decision	1
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000)	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
Context triple: [Establishment Clause, keyCase, Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe]

A. San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez is a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that education is not a fundamental right under the Constitution, upholding school funding systems based on local property taxes.
B. Lee v. Weisman
Lee v. Weisman is a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
C. Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the use of race in public school student assignment plans under the Equal Protection Clause.
D. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case that established students do not lose their First Amendment free speech rights at school, so long as their expression does not substantially disrupt the educational environment.
E. Doe v. Bolton
Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
Target entity description: Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that held student-led, student-initiated prayer at public school football games unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.

A. San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez is a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that education is not a fundamental right under the Constitution, upholding school funding systems based on local property taxes.
B. Lee v. Weisman
Lee v. Weisman is a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
C. Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the use of race in public school student assignment plans under the Equal Protection Clause.
D. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case that established students do not lose their First Amendment free speech rights at school, so long as their expression does not substantially disrupt the educational environment.
E. Doe v. Bolton
Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Establishment Clause case ⓘ First Amendment case ⓘ United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
areaOfLaw	church–state separation ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ education law ⓘ
arguedDate	2000-03-29 ⓘ
citation	530 U.S. 290 ⓘ
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted	Establishment Clause ⓘ First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
court	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate	2000-06-19 ⓘ
decisionType	judgment reversing lower court in part and remanding ⓘ
dissentingJustices	Antonin Scalia ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
dissentingOpinionBy	William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
docketNumber	99-62 ⓘ
fullName	Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000) ⓘ linked to: Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
holding	A school policy permitting student-led, student-initiated prayer at football games is unconstitutional ⓘ Student-led, student-initiated prayer at public school football games violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal question jurisdiction ⓘ
languageOfProceeding	English ⓘ
legalIssue	Establishment Clause of the First Amendment ⓘ linked to: Establishment Clause constitutionality of student-led, student-initiated prayer at public school football games ⓘ
locationOfDispute	Santa Fe Independent School District, Texas ⓘ linked to: Santa Fe Independent School District
majorityJustices	Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ David H. Souter ⓘ John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Sandra Day O'Connor ⓘ linked to: Sandra Day O’Connor Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy	John Paul Stevens ⓘ
page	290 ⓘ
petitioner	Santa Fe Independent School District ⓘ
policyChallenged	Santa Fe Independent School District policy allowing student-led prayer over the public address system at football games ⓘ
precedentFor	limits on religious activities in public schools ⓘ
relatedCase	Engel v. Vitale ⓘ Lee v. Weisman ⓘ Lemon v. Kurtzman ⓘ
reporter	United States Reports ⓘ
respondent	Doe ⓘ
subjectMatter	public school football games ⓘ school-sponsored prayer ⓘ
volume	530 ⓘ
yearDecided	2000 ⓘ

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