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Lemon v. Kurtzman

SCOTUS · Decided Decided

Case Overview

The three-part Establishment Clause test of purpose, effect, and entanglement that governed for fifty years. Formally abandoned in Kennedy v. Bremerton for a history-and-tradition approach, which is why it must be taught to explain what changed.


CourtU.S. Supreme Court
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Cert Granted -
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Historical/Teaching TMR-d4717908 -
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