Which court case came first, United States v. Jones or Marsh v. Chambers?
Marsh v. Chambers Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783 (1983), was a landmark court case 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. Three days before the ratification of the First Amendment in 1791, containing the Establishment clause, the federal legislature authorized hiring a chaplain for opening sessions with prayer.
Richard A. Jones Richard A. Jones (born 1950) is an attorney and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, Washington. His varied career includes service as a deputy prosecuting attorney for King County, Washington, attorney for the Port of Seattle, and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the region, in addition to private practice.