Prometevsberg

from ReasearchBuzz newsletter:
"** Oyez Releases Supreme Court MP3 Files

The Oyez project has released its first set of Supreme Court
oral arguments in MP3 audio. The arguments cover court cases
from the 50s to the 70s and are available at
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/nitf/273/ .

Cases are listed on this page in alphabetical order. Each
listing includes the case name and date, a pretty thorough
description of the case, and a link to the MP3 files. Most
of the cases had one MP3 file, though a few had two. There
are also featured audio sources on the site at
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/portlet/featuredAudio/ . "

I quick look through forund:
Abington Township v. Schempp Oral Argument, Parts 1 & 2 (1963):
The Abington case concerns Bible-reading in Pennsylvania public schools. At the beginning of the school day, students who attended public schools in the state of Pennsylvania were required to read at least ten verses from the Bible. After completing these readings, school authorities required all Abington Township students to recite the Lord's Prayer. Students could be excluded from these exercises by a written note from their parents to the school. In a related case -- Murray v. Curlett -- a Baltimore statute required Bible-reading or the recitation of the Lord's Prayer at open exercises in public schools. Murray and his mother, professed atheists -- challenged the prayer requirement.
<http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/2/argument-1.mp3>
<http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/2/argument-2.mp3>


as the site says:
"Feel free to suggest the audio that should be in the next release by sending us a message using our feedback form. "

so which church/state cases would you like to hear..?
(and do not (only) poste here, go to the site and suggest as well)

StrictSeparationist

Oyez is a great site for any Supreme Court enthusiast. I listed to oral argument in Engel v. Vitale some time ago, and it was pretty good. As to what other cases we'd want them to include, they already have oral argument available for most of the major separationist cases of the past forty years- Engel, as I've already said, Abington, as was already noted, but also Lemon v. Kurtzman, Wallace v. Jaffree, Lee v. Weisman, and Santa Fe Indpt. School Dist. v. Doe. They do not, of course, have the oral arguments in the watershed Everson v. Board of Education, since it was decided in 1947. Tape recorders weren't installed until later (it was at the behest of Warren, I know, so mid to late 50s would be my guess).

Worldtraveller

Did the SCOTUS make a ruling on the original "under god" addition to the pledge back in '54 (or '56)??

That is one I would like to hear, because it must have taken a bit of mealy mouthed wording (to coin one of my bosses favorite sayings) to get around that one.

thanks,
Lane

Stephen Maturin

Nope, not yet. That's why the Newdow case is such a big deal.