In a case that became known as Torcaso v. Watkins -- Clayton Watkins was the Montgomery County Circuit Court clerk who administered the oath -- the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Mr ...

In 1961, the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in Torcaso v. Watkins, asserting that Maryland’s belief requirement violated the Constitution’s “no religious test” clause.

In a case that became known as Torcaso vs. Watkins -- Clayton Watkins was the Montgomery County Circuit Court clerk who administered the oath -- the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Torcaso ...

The U. S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in his favor in the case of Torcaso v. Watkins. The court did not base its decision on Article VI of the Constitution, which stated that there shall be no ...