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Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783 (1983), was a landmark court case [1] [2] in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that government funding for chaplains was constitutional because of the "unique history" of the United States. [3]
The constitutionality of legislative chaplains was upheld in 1983 by the Supreme Court (Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783, related to chaplains in the Nebraska Legislature) on the grounds of precedent and tradition. The Court cited the practice going back to the Continental Congress in 1774 and noted that the custom "is deeply embedded in the ...
The constitutionality of legislative chaplains was upheld in 1983 by the Supreme Court (Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783, related to chaplains in the Nebraska Legislature) on the grounds of precedent and tradition. The Court cited the practice going back to the Continental Congress in 1774 and noted that the custom "is deeply embedded in the ...
1st Nebraska legislature [Wikidata] July 4, 1866 [2] July 11, 1866 2nd Nebraska legislature [Wikidata] February 20, 1867 February 21, 1867 3rd Nebraska legislature [Wikidata] 1868 4th Nebraska legislature [Wikidata] 1869 5th Nebraska legislature [Wikidata] 1870 6th Nebraska legislature [Wikidata] 1871 7th Nebraska legislature [Wikidata] 1872
Image Name Party [a] Tenure District [b] City of residence Notes 1 Charles J. Warner: Rep 1937–1938 25 (18) Waverly: Later served as Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska; Father of Jerome Warner, the 18th Speaker; Served during a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor from June 26 to Nov. 8, 1938
He served on the York City Council from 1986 to 1996, and became Mayor of York in 1996. He was elected to the Legislature in 2006 serving Nebraska's 24th legislative district.
The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", [3] the Nebraska Legislature is the smallest U.S. state legislature. A total of 25 members is required for a majority; however, in order to overcome a filibuster, a two-thirds vote of all members is required, which takes 33 votes. [4] Unlike ...
Ernest William Chambers (born July 10, 1937) [1] is an American politician and civil rights activist who represented North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature from 1971 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2021.