Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Florey v. Sioux Falls School District 49-5
Florey v. Sioux Falls Sch. Dist. 49-5, 66 L. Ed. 2d 251 (1980)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1980-11-10
- Topic
- general
upholding rules permitting public school Christmas observances with religious elements as promoting an articulated secular purpose | upholding regulations governing the teaching in public schools about religious meaning and traditions of holidays | rejecting First Amendment challenge to school board policy statement and rules relating to public school programs in observance of religious holidays | no mitigating factors; death sentence affirmed upon finding that defendant had previous convictions punishable by life or death and that those previous convictions were violent felonies | "The statute does not indicate the degree of certainty with which these circumstances must be established." | even though appellant’s objection did not preserve error and his motion to quash was insufficient we also noted that appellant failed to demonstrate harm resulting from improper jury procedures | “The statute does not indicate the degree of certainty with which these circumstances must be established.” | attorney’s contingent fee should be calculated on net recovery after satisfaction of compensation lien | attorney's contingent fee should be calculated on net recovery after satisfaction of compensation lien
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C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall would grant certiorari.