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6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 22 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Town of Greece v. Galloway.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Town of Greece v. Galloway Anchor | green | “marsh nowhere suggested that the constitutionality of legislative prayer turns on the neutrality of its content.” | 5 |
| 2 | Town of Greece v. Galloway | green | “pattern of prayers that over time denigrate, proselytize, or betray an impermissible government purpose.” | 4 |
| 3 | Center for Inquiry, Inc. v. Marion Circuit Court Clerk | green | “marsh and greece show that a government may, consistent with the first amendment, open legislative sessions with christian prayers while not inviting leaders of other religions.” | 4 |
| 4 | Joyner v. Forsyth County, NC | green | “it is the governmental setting for the delivery of sectarian prayers that courted constitutional difficulty, not those who actually gave the invocation.” | 3 |
| 5 | Lund v. Rowan County | green | “between staying seated and unobservant, or acquiescing to the prayer practice.” | 3 |
| 6 | Lund v. Rowan County | green | “several significant differences” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.