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SILLS v. HAWTHORNE BD. OF ED.

84 N.J. Super. 63 (1963)

200 A.2d 817

ARTHUR J. SILLS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, PLAINTIFFS, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HAWTHORNE, NEW JERSEY, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.

Decided September 30, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Alexander E. Fasoli argued the cause for the defendants.

Mr. Joseph A. Hoffman, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for the plaintiffs (Mr. Arthur J. Sills, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

PASHMAN, J.S.C.

This is the return date of an Order to Show Cause why the defendants should not be enjoined from permitting Bible reading in the Hawthorne public schools.

The factual background of this motion will be explored briefly at the outset. On June 17, 1963 the United States Supreme Court, in the companion cases of Abington School District v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett, 374 U.S. 203, 83 S.Ct. 1560, 10...

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