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Religion and School Court Cases

  • McCollum v. Board of Education Dist. 71

    The court found using of tax-supported property for religious studies violated the establishment clause.
  • Engel v. Vitale

    Engel v. Vitale
    The court found prayer before school unconstitutional. By providing the prayer, New York officially approved religion.
  • Abington School District v. Schempp

    Abington School District v. Schempp
    The court found requiring reading of the bible, even if you can be excuessed, to be unconstitutional and were essentially religious ceremonies.
  • Lemon v. Kurtzman

    Lemon v. Kurtzman
    Three different cases about finacial support for non-public schools.
  • McLean v. Arkansas Board of Education

    Court strikes down an Arkansas law stated that evolution-science and creation-science be given equal treatment in the classroom.
  • Lee v. Weisman

    Lee v. Weisman
    The court decided that no prayers would be allowed in the graduation ceremonies.
  • Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe

    Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
    Court finds that the Santa Fe High School conducting a prayer, led by a student-elected chaplain, before football games is a violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment.