United States establishment clausepublic schools

Abington School District v. Schempp

374 U.S. 203 (1963)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1963

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Doctrinal subject: behalf of his son Ellery Schempp , and declared that school-sponsored Bible reading and the recitation of the Lord's Prayer in public schools in the United States was…

Area of Law

Constitutional / Public Law

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