If you're asking whether the US Supreme Court upheld the decision of the New York Court of Appeals (New York's equivalent of the Supreme Court), the answer is no; the Supreme Court overturned the state court decision and nullified the New York law as unconstitutional.
New York perceived the issue as resting on the First Amendment Free Exercise Clause, and ordered the school board to implement procedures allowing students to be exempt from participating. The federal government perceived the issue as violating the First Amendment Establishment Clause, viewing the public school district as an official government agency because they were supported by taxes.
First Amendment
"(Establishment Clause:) Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, (Free Exercise Clause:) or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
Case Citation:
Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962)
It took a little more than three years to move Engel v. Vitale through the court system. The case was first filed in a New York state court in 1959, and subsequently went through three rounds of appeals, culminating with the US Supreme Court's decision on June 25, 1962.Case Citation:Engel v. Vitale, 370 US 421 (1962)
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Engel v. Vitale, 191 N.Y.S.2d 453 (Sup. Ct. 1959) began in the Supreme Court at Special Term in Nassau County, New York. A decision favoring the New Hyde Park, NY, school district was rendered October 5, 1959, by Judge Bernard S. Meyer. The court held the Reagents' Prayer was constitutional.Engle was subsequently appealed to the Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department which affirmed the lower court decision in Engel v. Vitale, 206 N.Y.S.2d 183 (1960); and upheld again by the New York Court of Appeals in Engel v. Vitale, 176 N.E.2d 579 (N.Y. 1961).In the New York justice system, the Supreme Court is the court of original jurisdiction (trial court) for matters of general jurisdiction. The State's high court is the New York Court of Appeals.Case Citation:Engel v. Vitale, 370 US 421 (1962)For more information, see Related Questions, below.
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Engel v. Vitale, 370 US 421 (1962)The proper Italian pronunciation of Vitale is vee-TAHL-ay; however, the name has also been Anglicized as vih-TAHL-ee. The second version is typically used when referring to this case.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
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A court case can only be appealed if the Court of Appeals agrees to hear the case.
Engel v. Vitale, 370 US 421 (1962)William J. Vitale, the respondent in the US Supreme Court case Engel v. Vitale, was President of the Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 9 (aka Herricks School District).For more information, see Related Questions, below.
The landmark court case that struck down prayer in public schools is Engel v. Vitale (1962). The Supreme Court ruled that state-sponsored prayer in public schools violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits the government from establishing a national religion.
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The school district involved in Engel v. Vitale, (1962) is usually identified in case documents as Union Free School District No. 9, but is more commonly known as Herricks School District. It is located in Hyde Park, western Nassau County, New York.Case Citation:Engel v. Vitale, 370 US 421 (1962)