The court upheld the practice of imprisonment without charge — called administrative detention — if used sparingly.
A decade ago, the Supreme Court upheld the practice of posting the names, photographs and addresses of sex offenders online, and now many states maintain Web sites with that information.
Last month the Supreme Court upheld the practice of affirmative action in the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case.
The denomination first apologized in 1995 for its role in upholding the practice of slavery.
Today, a narrowly divided Supreme Court upheld the practice of sectarian prayers before local council meetings in the town of Greece, New York.
In Town of Greece, New York v. Galloway, the Court upheld the practice of opening monthly town board meetings with a prayer.
While the leaders of the other major federal parties have affirmed the right of a woman to wear the niqab at her citizenship ceremony – a position the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada has recently upheld – their stance regarding the practice of niqab in general is unclear.
It upheld the practice in the schools of DeKalb County, Ala., in which students led Christian prayers over the intercom and before graduations and other school events.
They also voted to uphold a church doctrine that "the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching".
In an effort to assuage those fears and uphold the religious practice of modesty, the concert organizers had promised separate entrances and seating for the more than 5,000 men and women who had been expected to attend, and Mr. Schmeltzer had agreed to perform only traditional Hasidic songs.
The State Attorney General's office is hopeful that People v. Peevy, an appeal of a conviction that was argued earlier this month before the California Supreme Court, will uphold the practice.
