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Question 17
17. Before commencing the proceedings in her court for the day, Judge A would require
all the litigants and the lawyers in the courtroom to recite a prayer which she herself
composed; otherwise they will be cited in contempt. B, an atheist, believes that this
court policy is a violation of the non-establishment clause in the Constitution. Is B
correct? Reason(s).
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