The Engel v. Vitale case, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1962, resulted in a ruling against the New York State Board of Regents. The Court held that the voluntary recitation of a prayer at the beginning of each school day violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. This landmark decision reinforced the principle of separation of church and state in public schools.
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