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Legal Citation: 508 U.S. 384 (1993)

Petitioner
Lamb's Chapel, et al.

Respondent
Center Moriches Union Free School District, et al.

Petitioner's Claim
That the Center Moriches Union Free School District violated the First Amendment rights of the Lamb's Chapel by not allowing them to use the school facilities for the showing of a religious-based film series on family values.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Jay Alan Sekulow

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
John W. Hoefling

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens, Clarence Thomas, Byron R. White (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
7 June 1993