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County of Allegheny Vs. Aclu

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jul 03, 1989

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  1. Lynch Vs. Donnelly US Supreme Court · Mar 05, 1984
  2. Edwards Vs. Aguillard US Supreme Court · Jun 19, 1987
  3. Epperson Vs. Arkansas US Supreme Court · Nov 12, 1968
  4. Larson Vs. Valente US Supreme Court · Apr 21, 1982
  5. Texas Monthly, Inc. Vs. Bullock US Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1989
  6. Marsh Vs. Chambers US Supreme Court · Jul 05, 1983
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  7. Stone Vs. Graham US Supreme Court · Nov 17, 1980
  8. U.S. 573 (1989) U.S. Supreme Court County of Allegheny v. ACLU
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  9. U.S. 573 (1989) County of Allegheny v. American
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  10. made applicable to state governments by the Fourteenth Amendment. The District Court denied relief, relying on Lynch v. Donnelly
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  11. in a private park did not violate the Establishment Clause. The Court of Appeals reversed, distinguishing Lynch v. Donnelly
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  12. present case must be understood as an impermissible governmental endorsement of Christianity and Judaism under Lemon v. Kurtzman
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  13. Under Lemon v. Kurtzman
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  14. but, to the contrary, have required strict scrutiny of practices suggesting a denominational preference. E.g., Larson v. Valente
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  15. BLACKMUN, joined by JUSTICE STEVENS, concluded in Part III-B that the concurring and dissenting opinions in Lynch v. Donnelly
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  16. are permissible under the Establishment Clause. Pp. 492 U. S. 655 -667. (a) The test set forth in Lemon v. Kurtzman
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  17. existed unchallenged throughout our history or that have been found permissible in our case law. For example, Lynch v. Donnelly
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  18. U. S. 668 , upheld a city's holiday display of a creche, and Marsh v. Chambers
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  19. Cf. Lynch v. Donnelly
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  20. Clause of the First Amendment, made applicable to state governments by the Fourteenth Amendment. See Wallace v. Jaffree
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  21. On May 8, 1987, the District Court denied respondents' request for a permanent injunction. Relying on Lynch v. Donnelly
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  22. appealed, and a divided panel of the Court of Appeals reversed. 842 F.2d 655 (CA3 1988). Distinguishing Lynch v. Donnelly
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  23. religion was a sufficient basis for holding each display to be in violation of the Establishment Clause under Lemon v. Kurzman
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  24. Wallace v. Jaffee
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  25. this Court has attempted to encapsulate the essential precepts of the Establishment Clause. Thus, in Everson v. Board
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  26. Id. at 330 U. S. 15 -16. Page 492 U. S. 592 In Lemon v. Kurtzman
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  27. religion, a concern that has long had a place in our Establishment Clause jurisprudence. See Engel v. Vitale
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  28. U. S. 421 , 370 U. S. 436 (1962). Thus, in Wallace v. Jaffree
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  29. in its purpose. Edwards v. Aguillard
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  30. U. S. 593 (1987). And the educational Page 492 U. S. 593 program in School Dist. of Grand Rapids v. Ball
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  31. effect. See also Texas Monthly, Inc. v. Bullock
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  32. U.S. at 472 U. S. 70 (O'CONNOR, J., concurring in judgment) (emphasis added). Accord, Texas Monthly, Inc. v. Bullock
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  33. Abington School District v. Schempp
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  34. U. S. 97 , 393 U. S. 104 (1968). See also Wallace v. Jaffree
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  35. to apply Establishment Clause principles to the government's display of objects with religious significance. In Stone v. Graham
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  36. on the walls of public classrooms violates the Establishment Clause. Closer to the facts of this litigation is Lynch v. Donnelly
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  37. s support and promotion of religious communications by religious organizations. See, e.g., Texas Monthly, Inc. v. Bullock
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  38. of the Establishment Clause. The display of the creche in this context, therefore, must be permanently enjoined. v. JUSTICE
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  39. with the Establishment Clause. He argues that this conclusion necessarily follows from the Court's decision in Marsh v. Chambers
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  40. and we have held it to mean no official preference even for religion over nonreligion, see, e.g., Texas Monthly, Inc. v. Bullock
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  41. Skinner v. Railway
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  42. ibid., quoting United States v. Montoya
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  43. Treasury Employees v. Von
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  44. against any violation of the Establishment Clause. Bowen v. Kendrick
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  45. it is the purpose of the Establishment Clause to protect. See Larson v. Valente
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  46. in Advent or for a Christian club at a public university to sing carols during their Christmas meeting. Cf. Widmar v. Vincent
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  47. chosen to use the religious symbol that the government means to promote religious faith. See Abington School District v. Schempp
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  48. way he wishes, religiously or otherwise. While no sign can disclaim an overwhelming message of endorsement, see Stone v. Graham
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  49. U.S. Supreme Court County of Allegheny v. ACLU
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  50. County of Allegheny v. American
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