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Edwards Vs. Aguillard

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jun 19, 1987

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  1. Meek Vs. Pittenger US Supreme Court · May 19, 1975
  2. Epperson Vs. Arkansas US Supreme Court · Nov 12, 1968
  3. Engel Vs. Vitale US Supreme Court · Jun 25, 1962
  4. Lynch Vs. Donnelly US Supreme Court · Mar 05, 1984
  5. Stone Vs. Graham US Supreme Court · Nov 17, 1980
  6. Marsh Vs. Chambers US Supreme Court · Jul 05, 1983
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  7. U.S. 578 (1987) U.S. Supreme Court Edwards v. Aguillard
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  8. U.S. 578 (1987) Edwards v. Aguillard
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  9. the Establishment Clause and made a motion for summary judgment. The District Court granted the motion. Aguillard v. Treen
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  10. Id. at 427 (citing Epperson v. Arkansas
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  11. inhibits religion. Third, the statute must not result in an excessive entanglement of government with religion. Lemon v. Kurtzman
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  12. boards are generally afforded considerable discretion in operating public schools. See Bethel School Dist. No. 403 v. Fraser
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  13. Tinker v. Des
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  14. Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School Dist. No. 26 v. Pico
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  15. in such institutions are impressionable, and their attendance is involuntary. See, e.g., Grand Rapids School Dist. v. Ball
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  16. Abington School Dist. v. Schempp
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  17. See Bethel School Dist. No. 403 v. Fraser
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  18. McCollum v. Board
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  19. statutes which advance religion in public elementary and secondary schools. See, e.g., Grand Rapids School Dist. v. Ball
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  20. Stone v. Page
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  21. a law to serve a religious purpose. This intention may be evidenced by promotion of religion in general, see Wallace v. Jaffree
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  22. or by advancement of a particular religious belief, e.g., Stone v. Graham
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  23. it is required that the statement Page 482 U. S. 587 of such purpose be sincere, and not a sham. See Wallace v. Jaffree
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  24. authority. Thus, the stated purpose is not furthered by it. The Alabama statute held unconstitutional in Wallace v. Jaffree
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  25. F.2d at 1257. B Stone v. Graham
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  26. Ibid. Similarly, Abington School Dist. v. Schempp
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  27. It was this link that concerned the Court in Epperson v. Arkansas
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  28. on its face, its legislative history, or its interpretation by a responsible administrative agency. See, e.g., Wallace v. Jaffree
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  29. context and the contemporaneous legislative history, can control the determination of legislative purpose. See Wallace v. Jaffree
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  30. Richards v. United
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  31. Jay Page 482 U. S. 595 v. Boyd
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  32. legislative purpose of a statute, the Court has also considered the historical context of the statute, e.g., Epperson v. Arkansas
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  33. supra, and the specific sequence of events leading to passage of the statute, e.g., Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan
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  34. others for declaratory and injunctive relief. After the separate suit was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds, Keith v. Louisiana
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  35. to the Louisiana Supreme Court, which found the Creationism Act did not violate the State Constitution, Aguillard v. Treen
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  36. the case to the District Court to determine whether the Creationism Act violates the Federal Constitution. Aguillard v. Treen
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  37. applies to the States. Cantwell v. Connecticut
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  38. The Lemon test has been applied in all cases since its adoption in 1971, except in Marsh v. Chambers
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  39. schools, since free public education was virtually nonexistent at the time the Constitution was adopted. See Wallace v. Jaffree
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  40. U. S. 38 , 472 U. S. 80 (1985) (O'CONNOR, J., concurring in judgment) (citing Abington School Dist. v. Schempp
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  41. not questioned the authority of state colleges and universities to offer courses on religion or theology. See Widmar v. Vincent
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  42. U.S. Supreme Court Edwards v. Aguillard
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  43. Aguillard v. Treen
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  44. Grand Rapids School Dist. v. Ball
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  45. McCollum v. Board
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  46. See Wallace v. Jaffree
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  47. B Stone v. Graham
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  48. Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan
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  49. Keith v. Louisiana
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  50. the State Constitution, Aguillard v. Treen
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