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Edwards Vs. Aguillard
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- US Supreme Court
- Jun 19, 1987
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U.S. 578 (1987) U.S. Supreme Court Edwards v. AguillardSearch
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U.S. 578 (1987) Edwards v. AguillardSearch
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the Establishment Clause and made a motion for summary judgment. The District Court granted the motion. Aguillard v. TreenSearch
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Id. at 427 (citing Epperson v. ArkansasSearch
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inhibits religion. Third, the statute must not result in an excessive entanglement of government with religion. Lemon v. KurtzmanSearch
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boards are generally afforded considerable discretion in operating public schools. See Bethel School Dist. No. 403 v. FraserSearch
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Tinker v. DesSearch
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Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School Dist. No. 26 v. PicoSearch
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in such institutions are impressionable, and their attendance is involuntary. See, e.g., Grand Rapids School Dist. v. BallSearch
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Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSearch
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See Bethel School Dist. No. 403 v. FraserSearch
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McCollum v. BoardSearch
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statutes which advance religion in public elementary and secondary schools. See, e.g., Grand Rapids School Dist. v. BallSearch
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Stone v. PageSearch
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a law to serve a religious purpose. This intention may be evidenced by promotion of religion in general, see Wallace v. JaffreeSearch
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or by advancement of a particular religious belief, e.g., Stone v. GrahamSearch
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it is required that the statement Page 482 U. S. 587 of such purpose be sincere, and not a sham. See Wallace v. JaffreeSearch
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authority. Thus, the stated purpose is not furthered by it. The Alabama statute held unconstitutional in Wallace v. JaffreeSearch
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F.2d at 1257. B Stone v. GrahamSearch
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Ibid. Similarly, Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSearch
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It was this link that concerned the Court in Epperson v. ArkansasSearch
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on its face, its legislative history, or its interpretation by a responsible administrative agency. See, e.g., Wallace v. JaffreeSearch
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context and the contemporaneous legislative history, can control the determination of legislative purpose. See Wallace v. JaffreeSearch
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Richards v. UnitedSearch
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Jay Page 482 U. S. 595 v. BoydSearch
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legislative purpose of a statute, the Court has also considered the historical context of the statute, e.g., Epperson v. ArkansasSearch
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supra, and the specific sequence of events leading to passage of the statute, e.g., Arlington Heights v. MetropolitanSearch
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others for declaratory and injunctive relief. After the separate suit was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds, Keith v. LouisianaSearch
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to the Louisiana Supreme Court, which found the Creationism Act did not violate the State Constitution, Aguillard v. TreenSearch
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the case to the District Court to determine whether the Creationism Act violates the Federal Constitution. Aguillard v. TreenSearch
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applies to the States. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSearch
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The Lemon test has been applied in all cases since its adoption in 1971, except in Marsh v. ChambersSearch
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schools, since free public education was virtually nonexistent at the time the Constitution was adopted. See Wallace v. JaffreeSearch
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U. S. 38 , 472 U. S. 80 (1985) (O'CONNOR, J., concurring in judgment) (citing Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSearch
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not questioned the authority of state colleges and universities to offer courses on religion or theology. See Widmar v. VincentSearch
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U.S. Supreme Court Edwards v. AguillardSearch
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Aguillard v. TreenSearch
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Grand Rapids School Dist. v. BallSearch
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McCollum v. BoardSearch
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See Wallace v. JaffreeSearch
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B Stone v. GrahamSearch
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Arlington Heights v. MetropolitanSearch
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Keith v. LouisianaSearch
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the State Constitution, Aguillard v. TreenSearch
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